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Musings While My Body Quits Me

Author: Marc Girolimetti
Published: January 14, 2011 at 5:48 pm
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Usually I'm a positive person, but every man has a breaking point. I have not had one healthy day this year and, by not healthy, I mean shitty, heavy prescription drug (non)resolving issues. I hate feeling this way. On top of that, I can't drink beer, nor can I eat spicy food. I'm miserable, bordering on depressed, and I need to vent.

Remember on 9/11 when everyone was so nice to each other? Regardless of how horrible I felt about that day, I couldn't stop thinking about this, how even while in the middle of an evacuation of Boston, the chaos was orderly and quiet. I never heard one single horn nor did I see a middle finger raised. That lasted for weeks on end, but like everything, it wears off.

Fast forward to now. It's not heated political rhetoric that caused a man to shoot a Congresswoman. We're just a negative society. We've really hit a level of self-serving that borders on disgusting. What's worse is we have gone from say something stupid today and apologize tomorrow to say something stupid and blame somebody else. 

America. Look in the mirror. The truth hurts, but Dr. Phil isn't digging you out of this hole. Try saying "thank you" when somebody does something nice for you and build on that.

Antonio Cromartie called Tom Brady an "asshole". As a Patriots fan, nothing is more exciting than an angry Tom Brady. How many times have we seen this?

I think it's funny that there is a Quora section on Wikipedia. By the way, I'll never sign up for a site that wants me to register before I know what I'm getting. I thought user experience was evolving.

When the subject line of an e-mail, from a supposedly smart company, reads <NULL> <NULL><NULL> I'm guessing they had some cutbacks with the QA staff.

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Article Author: Marc Girolimetti

Hey it's Marc G. Whatever you see from me here usually will be marinated for at least three days in humor and sarcasm. I try not to take things seriously. I'm from the Boston area and will never use Just For Men to cover my gray hair, because Keith Hernandez of the 1986 Mets, is their spokesperson. …

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