How to Stop Complaining via Lifehacker

It’s been said that the mind is like a hyperactive monkey. The more you fight with the monkey, the more hyper it becomes. So instead just relax and observe the monkey until it wears itself out.

It's so cute that this guy thinks he can stop people from complaining by wrestling monkeys.  I just want to pat him on his head and say, "There, there".

I 'm mostly kidding.  But the article might as well be about how to reverse rotation of the Earth.  I could no sooner stop complaining than stop breathing.  In fact, I'm pretty sure I will stop doing both of those things at exactly the same time, although I'm not certain which will be the cause of the other.

Still, perhaps his article will be of some use to those of you who don't entirely embrace the art of incessant complaining.

It appears that, not only did someone find my site by searching for "where to place a complaint against a teen wilderness program", but they did it twice, checking out three different pages on the second visit.

Perhaps I've gained a reader.

So, the wife and I received a package today, USPS Priority Mail.  Inside was a catalog and gift card from Home Decorators Collection.  Noticeably absent from the package was any indication of who might have sent it.  The pleasant woman who answered the phone when I called them couldn't look it up without an order number, which wasn't included.

It looks like they have a bunch of nice stuff, so I'm looking forward to ordering something.  But I'd also like to thank the person or persons who sent us the card.  So, if it was you, let me know.

Complaint Hub » Blog Archive » Things every guy should know

Anyway, every guy should know basic garbage disposal maintenance. You never know when your wife will spill half a can of Quaker Oats in her purse on the way home from work, then dump a penny down the disposal as she’s cleaning it out.

Awesome.  Someone found this entry searching Google for "remove penny from garbage disposal".  I hope I helped him or her out.

I love looking through my referrals and search term results.  It would be even cooler if I had more visitors.  But it makes me happy that searching for "whatever" + "complaint" often brings people to me.

Web 2.0

Of course it might have to be explained to someone like your granny, but how many shirts do you honestly own that she doesn’t get anyhow?

Awesome t-shirt over at Preshrunk.  I'm glad the bitter guy who runs that site came back from his little hiatus.  I actually read three t-shirt/clothing blogs regularly now.  Is there something wrong with me?

ESPN.com - MLB - Bonds denies receiving amphetamines from Sweeney

"He is both my teammate and my friend," Bonds said in a statement. "He did not give me anything whatsoever and has nothing to do with this matter, contrary to recent reports."I want to express my deepest apologies especially to Mark and his family as well as my other teammates, the San Francisco Giants organization and the fans," he said.

After my recent post bashing Barry Bonds, I feel some obligation to show the other side, as well - he actually said the right thing for a change.  I obviously can't attest to the sincerity of what he said, but I can at least say that this is the first time I've ever read a quote from him and thought, "Assuming he's sincere, that was the right thing to say."

Of course, you may argue that he wouldn't have had to apologize if he had never a) taken amphetamines or b) blamed an innocent teammate for giving them to him.  And you'd be absolutely right.

ESPN.com - MLB - Pen collection: O's to add Williamson, Bradford

The Baltimore Sun reported that Bradford, who pitched for the Mets last season, will receive a three-year contract from the Orioles.

Chad Bradford, hero of a chapter in Moneyball, is going to be an Oriole!  This is cool.  Of course, they'll probably pay him way too much, as they usually do.  But at least they didn't blow $100 million on Carlos Lee.  And the Orioles generally don't run into money problems.

Just like every other year, I get excited about the Orioles in the off-season.  They're finally addressing a real need (the bullpen), and the young rotation could be on the verge of greatness (Or it could be on the verge of going back to the minors).  I guess we'll see.  The Yankees and Red Sox were very beatable last season, so maybe next year we can actually compete.

This is probably all happening because I mentioned to some people that I was seriously considering abandoning the Orioles for the A's because the Orioles haven't been making a sincere effort to get better for years.

For those who celebrate Thanksgiving, have a good one.  For those who don't, I hope you at least get a day off to enjoy.

I had to restart my computer, and now Google is working.  Whew.   Almost lost my faith in humanity there.

outside.in

outside.in is designed to change all that, as a bridge between information space and real-world space -- a place to see in a single glance all the interesting things that are happening around you.

I've read about this on at least three blogs already, so I figured I might as well check it out. It's user-based content, so there's not much there yet, although with all the pimping it's getting from big shots like John Battelle and David Pescovitz at BoingBoing, it shouldn't be long before they have a good user community.

The idea is that you will go and provide local information about where you live, and be able to find similar information about other places.  Or you might find that little hole in the wall restaurant around the corner that you've never noticed.

Nice idea.  Execution looks pretty good, although I didn't poke around too much.  It's certainly designed better than HotSoup.