http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress Not exactly shootin' for Miss Congeniality Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was asked a question recently by a friend at work that at first, made me want to go all Rip Taylor...but then my more rational side prevailed and I was compelled to offer the following: Relationships are full of ups and downs. One day, you may be the love ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/28/how-to-tell/ Ever since I've been old enough to make my own decisions, I never liked taking the easy route. I've always taken the long way around. Just recently I realized why I've always done that. I like to learn. I'm not just talking about reading a book or researching a topic, I like ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/21/make-time-for-life/ Celebrities have a huge impact on people. In recent years, this has been a growing trend. They set the fashion, diets, hair styles, and most recently, politics. It seems that the people who inspire us the most to feel the worst about ourself images, have this way of persuading us to ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/20/celebrities-and-their-candidates/ For all of you with any money left, (I know there are fewer of you than ever) be aware of the next expected mergers so that you can get in on the ground floor and make some BIG bucks. Watch for these consolidations in 2008: 1.) Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/20/investment-tips-for-2008/ Have you noticed how disconnected we've all become lately? I realize this isn't a new question, but it seems more apparent every day that the art of actually talking face to face has gone the way of the Dodo bird. Not that that is a bad thing all the time.  As one ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/sex-in-the-wireless-age/ I don't really understand the whole fascination with celebrities and their children. It's enough to have to hear about their GAWD AWFUL names, but the American public has to know when one of them has green shit. There's Gwyneth Paltrow with Apple...stupid, Julia Robers with Hazel, ok cool, and Phinneus, wtf? There's Mic Jagger with Assisi, ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/18/1495/ I've been around for a long time. I've been through the mill of love, ground up and repeatedly left in a pile of dust. Nothing new, I know. We've all ridden the rollercoaster of romance. The slow steady climbs, the bone-chilling descents that make you pray your wallet ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/07/the-sticky-truth-about-romance/ My personal opinion rating of Paris Hilton just went up through the roof. Recently, John McCain and his team ran an ad proclaiming that Obama was a "bigger celebrity" than Paris Hilton or Britney Spears. John McCain's campaign got a lot of attention last week for its ad that likens Barack Obama ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/06/paris-hilton/ So it's come to this. Earlier this morning, I was on the cell phone talking to my girlfriend, Deschner, about our similar situations trying to find work. He lives in the Kansas City Metro area (on the Kansas side). It was one of those weird conversations because he and ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/04/hi-can-i-fuck-up-your-order/ My sister said something to me earlier this week that really drives this shit home with me. We were discussing the job market and mine and Seth's current lack OF jobs. My sister told me to "...not get all panicked or lose your head over this..." because, as ... http://thetempestonline.com/wordpress/2008/08/03/the-agony-of-defeatism/