Originally posted on The Private Man:
[I posted this just over three years ago. It needs to go viral.] A fair number of women read my blog and for this, I am pleased. Normally, I write my posts with a male audience in mind. This post is an exception. I want women to read this…
Smooth’s Alpha Interviews Beta
Wasn’t it a waste of time to try to reason with a narcissist?
Yes. The paradox of the letter is that I was asking a narcissist to not be narcissistic and empathize with me. This is like like asking a deaf person to describe sound. Futile. Continue reading
Dear Narcissist: Words of Futility
What can you do to fix us? I gave you one last chance and you pissed all over it, complaining about being disrespected as your urine splashed on the olive branch. But, despite all this, I still love you. Continue reading
On Use of the Word ‘Bitch’
Abracadabra, hocus pocus, alakazay;
It’s not what you do that matters, it’s what I say.
I called you a bitch and now you’re free,
of all annoying accountability. Continue reading
Smooth Drinks and Dials Crazy Cat Lady’s Podcast.
Considering I ignored the the hosts’ questions, told them they were wrong, and pretty much changed their show, I think it went went rather well. Continue reading
The Consequences of Chick-Lit
Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the escapism of fiction. I can see where a woman reader would enjoy thinking about a group of hunky fireman admiring her beauty. Later, she’s pressed against a freshly waxed red truck as her blouse is ripped open. Continue reading
Then There’s Me
Likewise, it is the lady’s privilege to change her mind. The man, however, is only as good as his word. Continue reading
Dear Entitlement Princess, What’s In It For Me?
She thinks, because she is young and beautiful, that I should pursue her, and jump through these hoops so that in the end I might ‘get’ to have sex with her. Screw that! I want someone to desire me just as much as I desire them. Continue reading
When Flirting Goes Too Far
Are you just being friendly? Or are you flirting? Does it even matter? Because in The New Rules of Flirting, the WSJ says that everyone flirts anyway. So if everyone flirts, when is it in bounds? When does flirting cross the line into out-of-bounds? Tough questions aren’t they? In true Smooth fashion, my over-analytical brain … Continue reading
Of Soap and Dysfunctional Communication
Have you ever worked hard to communicate something important? With great effort you spend time agonizing over the perfect words to communicate your important thoughts. You carefully think through what you are going to say, choosing your words carefully…. When the big moment comes you pull it off and voice your thoughts precisely as intended. Uttering those words … Continue reading
Smooth’s Rules Put to Test
I have spent the last six months philosophizing and theorizing about various aspects of dating on this blog. Along the way I have developed certain dating “rules”. As my relationship with H ends, it occurs to me that it is a good time to see how some my rules worked when actually put into practice … Continue reading
Smooth Calls Out the Elephant
When Deliberately Delicious plays the Alphabet Game, she always parts on good terms by writing the nicest letters. My letters, on the other hand, seem to contain more…venom. Dear H, God I hope you end up going out with whoever got under your skin. I hope you go out with him long enough that I have a chance … Continue reading
Top 10 Guns of Sci Fi
Yesterday I criticized Star Trek TNG for their Dustbuster looking sidearms. Star Trek has some unimpressive rifles too. So what do I consider good sci-fi weapons? I’m glad you asked… 10) Hornbill 9) Arc Gun 8) Battlestar Galactica Gun 7) Lea Blaster 6) Captain Mal’s Gun 5) Proton Pack 4) Blade Runner Gun 3) Pulse Rifle … Continue reading
10 Things I Hate about Star Trek
Maybe “hate” is too strong a word, but there is no way an over-analytical mind like mine can watch as much Star Trek as I have without developing some pet peeves. “Pet Peeves” just doesn’t sound as good in a blog post title, so I’m going to stick with 10 things I hate about Star Trek. Enjoy. … Continue reading
Is Gene Roddenberry Overrated?
I am sensitive to the fact that it sounds like sci-fi sacrilege to ask if Gene Roddenberry is overrated. I hate to sound disrespectful or indelicate, but I am convinced it is a fair question. RON MOORE INTERVIEW In researching the Top 10 Star Trek Voyager episodes, I stumbled across this excerpt from a StarTrek.com interview with Ron Moore: Thane … Continue reading
Top 10 Star Trek Voyager Episodes
Today I will present the Top 10 Star Trek Voyager episodes. I was denied the ability to watch the Star Trek Voyager consistently when it originally aired. Luckily, glorious streaming media on Roku and Amazon Prime has allowed me to catch up on the series all these years later. Due to Admiral Janeway’s brief appearance in Star Trek Nemesis, I assumed … Continue reading
Staying on Target: Why I Blog
The stars are properly aligned for me to write a post on why I blog: The Smooth ReEntry blog is six months old now. A sixmonthivesary seems a fitting time to reexamine why I am here. Additionally, as part of the 12 Step Challenge, I am to publically share my blogging goals. Even more coincidentally, any second now I will … Continue reading
The Lucky Few
Blogging friend Ms. Panties is all fired up over her Twelve Step Challenge. Her enthusiasm is contagious, and with good reasons, for the Twelve Step Challenge is a damn good idea. Conceptually, Ms. Panties has my full support. I am all for enabling continuous improvement and peer support. As for the specific twelve steps? — I’m not … Continue reading
Dramatic Reading of Sorority Email
Click here to laugh. Warning! Do not play at work! Am I always the last to learn about this stuff? Click here for more funny stuff.
The Paramour Clause Revisted
It’s in the judge’s hands now. The divorce agreement is signed, sealed, and delivered to the court. Now we are waiting for my state’s 30 day “cooling off” period to expire. The cooling off period makes couples wait thirty days before divorces are made official. Theoretically, this gives spouses time to “cool off”before make important … Continue reading
Rejected Big 10 Divisions
Originally posted on Feit Can Write:
On Friday, Big Ten Conference commissioner Jim Delaney announced that the much maligned Legends and Leaders divisions will mercifully go away for the 2014 season. Legends and Leaders will be replaced by simple, geographically oriented divisions known simply as “East” and “West”. Thank God. Not only was the original…
My Heroes are Cowboys…and Authors
I love the Western genre, of which Robert Duvall once said, “…the English have Shakespeare, the French have Molière, the Russians have Chekhov, and the Western is definitely ours.” Duvall starred in Lonesome Dove, the best coming of age movie ever made. It’s is like Steel Magnolias for men. If you need to teach your son … Continue reading
The Masters of Smooth
Yesterday I confessed to handling an awkward situation rather poorly. I got uptight, lost my cool, and was not smooth at at all. That little episode got me reminiscing of movie scenes in which men handled awkward situations gracefully. Smoothly, if you will. What follows are some samplings that came to mind, in no particular order, that … Continue reading
Red Pill Dating Guru Helps Smooth
The guru at redpilldating.com was kind enough to custom tailor some advice for me. I think his comment on the mental exhaustion that comes from game playing is spot on. I agree that the 5 or 5 rule is more of a guideline than a rule. However, I create guidelines for a reason. I find it best … Continue reading
Should “Girlfriend” Status be the Final Destination?
Studly manosphere blogger Free Northerner wrote an excellent post called Thoughts On Avoiding LTRs, in which he asserts that “girlfriend” is the no-man’s land of relationships. He makes the case that marriage or a sequence of short-term relationships are superior alternatives to having a “girlfriend”. He was expanding on his previous assertion that: If you’re looking … Continue reading
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