Random Friday Thoughts - If you want to be as cool as me...

- You can't choose your entrance music when entering a bar, restaurant, party or good time type situation. However, make note of the music playing when you leave. If a whiny broad, such as Dar Williams, is on, delay your departure. Wait for the Gipsy Kings or the Beta Band or the ilk. Friends, family, groupies, and the general public will see you in a better light. And you will feel better about yourself.

- Confuse people by peppering your conversations with obnoxious words such as "zeitgeist" and "oeuvre", but don't stop there. Also use made-up words like "ironical" to throw them off the scent. This way you are not pigeonholing yourself as an elitist douche bag or a retard, but the people now know that you can be comfortable in both camps. This pleases the people and marks you as someone "different".

- When wearing a sweater over a long sleeve shirt underneath, pop the cuffs. It's a classy move.

- DO: Spend exorbitantly on hair and neckties.

- DON'T: Spend exorbitantly on socks or top shelf liquor in mixed drinks

That's all for now. Until next time, remember be cool to yourself and to others.