Outta point.

Silly as it may sound, but arguments always seem to be both irrational and compulsive in nature. One way or another, it is something you'd engage in despite knowing you're likely to regret it few moments later. It is always wise to avoid getting into one, but when it seems that a direct involvement is inevitable, the only route left is to win it till the bitter end (quite literally so, in fact). Failure to win results in not only a waste of time but energy as well, (sometimes a higher volume is needed to drive home a point) not forgetting the other emotional costs (such as anger or tears) incurred that cannot be readily quantified.

Arguing with someone fr an elder generation can be a little more tricky. For one, a generation gap would imply that the degree of common understanding is being compromised. Older generation are generally perceived to be less receptive to new ideas. And secondly, younger generation will be disadvantaged if they had to restrain the choice of vocabulary employed in an argument. Take for example, "you are so silly" versus "you've got a fucking pea for a brain". Think of words as nuclear warheads. obviously the latter creates more of an impact because the vulgarity actually blows up the extent of your stupidity. Lastly, notice how the elderly when driven up the walls of desperation will never fail to throw in the whole 'i am your elder, show me some respect' bullshit which is seriously... bullshit. As per Analytical Skills, there are only but two points to an argument - validity and soundness. Having both will command your argument some respect, but age alone will not warrant that. So there u go.

What does turning 21 mean?

Age cannot imply maturity with certainty. Maturity is defined by the completeness, the depth and the soundness of one’s thoughts, this, regardless of age. I don’t feel anymore matured than what I was yesteryear. But turning 21 serves as a rude reminder of how my one and only dream to travel and live around the world remains yet to be realized. This is not to say that being 21 is too old an age to realize this desire, but the fact that I’m still stuck here now (and for the foreseeable future), making not even the slightest effort to fulfill that dream is disturbing. It is disturbing because a growing part of me is starting to believe and accept the fact that this dream of mine will never come to be. I believe that the geographical mobility of a person diminishes with age. In part, this is due to a person’s decreasing ability to adapt to a new environment as he or she grows older. And then there are also the pull factors that tie you down and bound you from leaving. Think marriage & family, illnesses or the apparent lack of cash. It is disconcerting how perfectly one can blend into the kind of life she dreads so much, simply by putting on office attire and trooping in files together with the rest of the lifeless corporate souls along Raffles Place. Imagine doing this day after day, year after year, until the monotony eats you out. What’s next you ask? Get married, have kids, retire and bid your time to see our Maker in Heaven. How different is your life from the person living next door? It is pathetic to grow old thinking how plain and uninteresting your entire life has been. Having said this, I do not need nor do I crave to be outstanding in anything. I just want to be assured that for all the bullshit in life I’ve been made to go through, it is not easily replicable in someone else’s life story.

Say NO to options

Okay.

So Tom Scarvo went on about having options. You know, like one day if Lynette died, he wants to be able to marry another woman and start a new family. Theoretically speaking, there shouldnt be anything wrong in that. After all, couples who take the marriage oath pledge their love for each other only but till 'death do us part'.

Tom then attempted to rationalise his stupidity. He says he wants to have a door - one that isn't locked. In the end, he may not venture out at all because he's perfectly happy with staying in the room. But if the faithful day should come and the house burns down, he wants to be able to find a way out.

Yet obviously, we all know that telling your wife abt you wanting to have options after she's dead is the most insensitive thing a husband can do. Especially so when your wife spent half her life bringing up 3 nasty brats of yours.

Not that we shld expect anything less coming from the stupidity of men anyway. Insensitivity and stupidity goes hand in hand. And they are perhaps the more consistent and dominant traits found in the male species. So consistent to the extent that they do not disappoint.

Of course, for all that it's worth... Tom was asked to undergo vasectomy. That would be quite literally 'cutting off' his 'options'. What a price to pay for stupidity.

Haha.