The Introverted Detective

We like to make fun of entitled people on Youtube and social media worldwide. What does entitled mean? Let's discuss. Courtesy of Odyssey According to the dictionary entitled means one of two things. Either you believe you inherently deserve a privilege or special treatment or are legally told you are entitled to *fill in the blank*. Better Help says this: "an unrealistic, unmerited, or inappropriate expectation of favorable living conditions and favorable treatment at the hands of others." Simply stated, you believe you should get special treatment and privileges, and you can be mistaken.  A great example of entitlement is shown in Charlotte Dobre's Youtube channel, which constantly reacts to Reddit stories of entitled brides, grooms, and the general population. It is fun to watch, but you do need to remember real humans lived these out. We are sheep, ladies and gents. Social media will also blast these people (Karens, if you will) who do behave badly in front of sto...

Today I want to lighten the mood and talk about four actors' voices. I'm speaking of the voices of Piglet, Frosty the Snowman, KITT the car, and Yzma. The actors voicing these characters are using their natural voices.  Courtesy of Eric Juneau Books Today's blog isn't complicated. I needed something quick to write up and thought this was rather fascinating. It still breaks my brain to hear the voice of KITT outside of the TV show Knight Rider . Without much introduction, I'm diving in.  KITT Anyone who isn't familiar with KITT the car never watched Knight Rider , or at least didn't watch more than two seconds of the show. The voice of the car is William Daniels, also known for TV shows Boy Meets World and St. Elsewhere . He's voiced KITT even up to the year 2020, according to IMDB. The video below is Michael Knight/Long being introduced to KITT in an unexpected twist.  Does that voice sound synthesized to you? It did to me too, but let me show you a cli...

 When you encounter someone who makes an uncomfortable, rude, or off comment it isn't uncommon to not know what to do. I dug into the research for you. We shall now dive into what an inappropriate comment is and what to do about it.  Courtesy of Evening Standard We all put our foot in our mouths, but I'm not talking about accidental insensitivities. I'm talking about the "do you hear yourself?" and "who didn't install a filter in this human?" level of uncomfortable. There are three scenarios to consider. The three categories are when you can leave the room, when you don't want to leave the room but are highly uncomfortable, and when you can't leave the room. All require different strategies.  But first, we define inappropriate. This is harder than you think. It depends on your relationship with someone, what your culture deems appropriate, and your friendship status. What you can and can't say to someone is determined by how relationally ...

 Do animals have ghosts and see them? Here are some stories I have found that may indicate this. While I may not believe every story here or any of them at all, I thought it was at least an interesting topic to dive into. Easily scared people need not read this. Courtesy of Rover.com So, given I have seen cat movement after Big Boy's death (the second to last cat we owned), my mom heard a meow after the death of Emmett (the last cat we owned), and I have seen cat shapes in the house often after the death of Whitesocks (the first cat my family owned when I was a kid) I don't entirely disbelieve some of these stories. I don't know what awaits animal souls after death. I also don't believe making contact with ghosts or supernatural entities that might be demons is a sane idea. Don't make an alter to your cat, dog, horse, hedgehog, fish, rabbit, or any other pet that you might have had. Once they cross the rainbow bridge you can go find them in Heaven after you die, but...

 What is adulting? What does it mean to be an adult? While I do see that people are considered adults (by others) upon reaching something close to the American dream (notice, something close to it), I think adulting has a lot to do with learning how to care for yourself and be independent. Let's look at the standard of adulthood together.  Courtesy of Pinterest Just from pure observation, I can tell you the American dream never died out, at least not entirely. It is considered adulting to own a home, produce children, and get married. If the American dream is to have a white picket fence, 2.5 kids, and a dog we've hit at least 3/4 of it (given that you include a spouse in with the house, kids, and dog). Adulting has changed in a few ways, though. Houses are expensive. Some of us have paid rent to or are paying rent to our parents.  Another observation I've hit upon has to do with time. Someone I work with said that we make choices with our time and some things fall away (...

 I used to love, and still love, the noir style of Raymond Chandler. Today I'm going to tell you why I love it. This post spotlights one of my favorite detectives - Philip Marlowe - who is the topic of not only books, but radio dramas and movies.  Courtesy of avclub.com Who is Philip Marlowe? He's the main detective character that truly paid off for Raymond Chandler. He's gritty, rough around the edges, has a heart, and can't make a marriage work. He's blunt. He's smart enough to put together pieces during cases that become a tangled ball of yarn. Usually, the case is simple, complicates itself with a bunch of murders and other connected cases, and then has a twist ending. I love it. It's dramatic and fun. Radio dramas of the books are the best things to spend an evening with. They only last about an hour and a half, which makes them a good choice for a quick book.  Some of you may comment with some distaste on the femme fatale, however. I didn't say it ...

 I'm having a book signing on March 11th! Find me at the Carrollton Library from 10 am to 12 pm noon.  That's right, I'm doing a book signing for Wrenville ! I am beyond excited. I'll be selling books, signing books, and greeting the people in my hometown library.  From 10 am to 12 pm noon I'll be signing and selling books at the Carroll County District Library. The address is: 70 Second St NE Carrollton, OH 44615 The library tells me they'll provide light refreshments and I will be providing homemade, crocheted bookmarks with every book you buy. I'm selling the physical copy of the book for 15 dollars, but if you prefer the ebook (approx. 6 dollars) I will have a QR code on the table that leads you to my website, where you can immediately find the link to the Amazon page.  If you want the book now, click here. Full disclosure, I want an excuse to use up all my excess mini balls of yarn. Give me a reason to lovingly make you all bookmarks. I need your suppor...