Author: Kieran

I've been a journalist, teacher, instructional designer, project manager, product manager, business guy... Veteran of the married life for 30-something years. Sort of helped raise one boy to be decent adult. Here to spread my bullshit and read what others have to say.

Cussing Makes Me Better Than You

~ Kieran ~ 4 Comments

There's more and more research to show that cussing makes you: Smarter Stronger More Honest Tolerate More Pain A Better Communicator Reduce your level of Stress You know, just a better fucking person than all those stuck up assholes who act all butt hurt when you tell them their religion is bullshit.

Being Defensive

~ Kieran ~ 7 Comments

Despite dropping rates of violent crime, Americans are ever more paranoid. The news keeps telling us about murders, home invasions and car jackings... So people adopt this mental defensive crouch like we are Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon. But actual crime rates have been dropping since the 1960's.

Becoming a Skinny Fuck in San Francisco

~ Kieran ~ 4 Comments

 It sucks being the only fat man in San Francisco. I was there for work last week squeezed into a conference hotel with a 1000 skinny fucks. A bunch of vegans and vegetarians with food allergies surrounded me.  Even in the few moments when I escaped the hotel, the streets were packed, the restaurants and bars had these tiny chairs and tables stacked on each other like legos.

Totalitarian Tech

~ Kieran ~ 2 Comments

George Orwell got it slightly wrong.  Big Brother is not a totalitarian political dictator, he's the tech nerd trying to "make your life better." We know Facebook  and Google make their money selling data about us.  There's billions in knowing who you are, who you know, what you do and where you go.