Illiteracy is killing our mojo...

Lets be real honest people, life is full of mixed signals, misconceptions and misguided intuition. For anyone to say they have humanity, a subset, or an individual figured out is the most ludicrous of statements. Even still, for some reason we rely on 'hunches' and 'feelings' and worst of all 'vibes'. Really? Vibes? Thats what you are going to let ruin your day? A vibe? Lets inspect the word vibe. The Vibe was a mildly unsuccessful and terribly ugly car built by the now defunct car manufacturer Pontiac. Vibe is also the name of a now out-of-business urban music magazine. Basically, the word vibe should be defined in Webster as a term associated with an unsuccessful, unattractive, bad-music enthusiast. Now is that what you want to be? (For some of you, I understand that you can't help it) God forbid we ever decide to man up and ask a question or grow a pair and put ourselves out there. And to avoid any confusion, a woman can most definitely 'man up' or 'grow a pair' just as easily (and sometimes even moreso) as a man. Whats the worst thing that can happen? The other person doesn't reciprocate those feelings. Well at least its out in the open and you don't have to play the 'vibe' game. If you want to play a game, might I suggest Mouse Trap or Chutes and Ladders or Candyland, for any guys that own capri pants.

We all try to 'read' people, to figure out whats going through the head of that other person, to try and beat them to their own conclusion. And while I encourage that in most aspects of life, any time emotions are involved, you become just as illiterate as a Mississippi redneck with the IQ of a telephone pole! You couldn't sound your way out of a Dr. Seuss book. So why do you insist on going off of hunches. To all the guys out there, GROW A PAIR! Figuratively, of course, unless... Trust me the girl will respect you for at least having the courage to tell her how you feel. And girls, the guy has just given himself 10 to 15 Mike-Ditka-halftime-at-the-1985-Superbowl style peptalks to muster up the chutzpah to tell you this so be kind but most of all be honest. The pangs of honesty are much less than the crushing blow of being led on!

More to come on mixed signals and the like...