Camping in Wausaukee: Transit

We four intrepid adventurers are finally making our way. We look forward to hitting the Harley Fest in Milwaukee, should be hilarious :)

Camping trip to Wausakee: Packing

We prepped all kinds of foodstuff for our exploration into the great north: wine, some baggettes, good cheese, and pickled green beans. Very bougie, but I think it will be geatly appreciated as I laze under a tree or in a field. Sweet.

What's a Douchebag?

It seems a lot of people wondered about this too, if google is any measure. I've used this word a lot when referring to people I see wandering the streets of Chicago, but it's always at an almost instinctual level. You know a douchebag when you see a douchebag. Hell, -I- could be a douchebag. How would I know? I needed a definition, a solid foundation of knowledge to assure myself that I am not a total 'bag, and that my subsequent mockery is indeed righteous. But I've always hated when definitions a) use the word you're trying to define in the actual definition, and b) use nothing but examples to define said word. Both are bullshit cop outs. And that's pretty much what I've found out in the great spaces of the inter-web. That and an actual medical definition of a hygiene product. But we both know that's not what we're talking about. So, in an attempt to quell the maelstrom of doubt and frustration building inside me, I offer this:

Douchebag: (doosh'bag) n. a self-absorbed socialite whose narrow-minded attempt at seeming "cool" results in aberrant behavior open to public mockery and which ultimately misses the intended mark of being socially acceptable.

The defining characteristics of this persona vary widely, but show a general pattern of disingenuous attempts at mimicking particular styles of dress, speech, or thought, and mixing that style with their own deeply ingrained sense of poor taste.

The overall feeling when faced with someone of this ilk is one of fraudulence and extreme dislike.

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Chillin' in the park

Lying in the grass while my girl plays russian folk songs on her mandolin. If this isn't nice, I don't know what is... :)

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