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You have finally landed on the one page on this entire site (and on the entire internet for that matter) that is purely without bullshit... my soapbox page. There are a lot of times during our show that, whether it's because of time constraints and other obligations, I don't always get to address some issues that I feel don't get the attention they deserve. There are even more times when I just don't feel like waiting until the show the next day to get some things off my chest. Thus, I have started the "Rob's Soapbox" page. If you have clicked on this page looking for someone to coddle your fragile sense of self-esteem, or tell you what you want to hear or to reinforce your outdated world view, then exit this page right now and go somewhere else. If you are in search of the last forum for reason and common sense left in the world, then sit back, relax, and enjoy. I make only one promise with this soapbox page... if you read long enough and often enough, you will eventually be offended. So here's my latest soapbox. Listen up, 'cause you just might learn something... |
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January 12, 2004
Well, here we are in the second full week of 2004. At this point, millions of Americans are just a few days into their newfound exercise routines, anti-smoking campaigns and commitments to stop drinking. 90% of them are idiots. Yep, that's the number. Study after study proves overwhelmingly that only 10% of New Year's resolutions are followed through on. In fact, more than half of them are broken before the end of January! The problem is that people set un-realistic goals at times when they are not truly committed to changing in the first place. I've never really understood why changing the calendar was a big deal anyways. I place New Year's Eve on the same level as Saint Patrick's Day when it comes to holidays; it's nothing more than an excuse for a bunch of amateurs to get really drunk. Don't get me wrong, I love a reason to drink as much as anybody does, but placing any more significance on a date that doesn't have true historic significance (like say July 4th) than that is just stupid. The fact that it's a New Year does not mean you are suddenly going to change. You are not going to be any more committed, logical, focused, diligent, polite healthy or smart. The on-set of a New Year does not magically provide you with the tools you didn't have a mere 12 hours earlier. Believing anything different is nothing more than a bunch of mystical, spiritual hocus-pocus. This is proven by the aforementioned 90% statistic. America, more than any other country on this Earth, is riddled with fat, lazy ignorant people who talk a good game and play an awful one. New Year's Eve, Day and the resolutions that follow them provide 90% of you with a nice distraction away from how pathetic you really are. Just remember that come this spring, you will still be pathetic. Actually, you'll be more pathetic because you will have allegedly committed to something and then failed miserably at it. Do you know that some national Gyms make more than 50% of their annual profits in January? What a bunch of lemmings this country is filled with! So, do yourself a favor. This will take some honesty on your part, which I know most people hate, but give it a try. If you truly have no intention of changing your behavior and you truly aren't committed just quit now. Take back the gym equipment, re-invest it in liquor and have a fun time. You may as well be honest with yourself and honest with the rest of us while you're at it, and enjoy the little time you have left on Earth.
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