"Boreing" day

Day 4
84 F
Lihue

Today was a relaxing day... about the most Hawaii-ish thing I did was drive out to the lighthouse point at Narwiliwili bay and check out the sunset, and also do some whale spotting. We relaxed on the high, rocky point for about 45 minutes before heading back to the house, doing the dinner thing with one of Charles' friends/coworker.

Other then that, a pretty typical day; I slept in, we watched the "40 Year Old Vigin" ( a very funny movie... at least, from a male-humor point of view ), did some grocery shopping, prepped dinner, and so on.

I know... a bit boring. But it was relaxing.

The guy we had dinner with is the Bio teacher at Kauai High. He's articulate, arrogant, likes to talk, and thinks he's an expert on many subjects. Sound like anyone you might be familiar with? : )

I've known this guy for a while, and I've always pretty much gotten along with him; we've kinda walked circles around each other conversationally, and I had the feeling tonight was going to be the night that we sort of threw down, intellectually. He's big into the environment and a huge proponent of global warming, while the research I've done tells me it's crap... so I thought I might even be able to guess what the Jeoprady Throw Down would be about... "When Nerds Collide"

But it didn't happen. There were some points in the evening where I thought things might get a little interesting, but overall it was enjoyable.

I have a few weaknesses of character... and not keeping my mouth shut when someone comes into my space trying to show off intellectually when I know they're full of it is one of them. I will most often call these people out, and wade into debate like the crazy Irish guy in "Braveheart" waded into battle, all the while thinking ( like he did ) that I was protected by some higher power.

I have too little concern for social niceties in such situations. I'm talking about intellectual bullies, here... people who purposefully try to intimidate others with ( more often then not ) BS. I have no problem dropping my tail and lowering my head when a future Nobel Laurate enters the room. But she or he better talk the talk.

I know. Annoying. I can't help it. : )

More tomorrow... hopefully interesting stuff. I have no idea what the itinerary is. usually, the morning starts off like this:

"What do you wanna do, Pete?"
"Hmmm. I dunno. Whatever."

If I were dating me, I wouldn't call back if these were the responses I got. My buddy Charles is a good sport.



"Do you know how I know you're gay?"
"How?"
"By the way you type; you hit the keys so hard, it screams in-the-closet-angst."
"Ha."