Clean the basement, and that is happening today….I am sure bigger steps are coming soon, but today, cleaning the basement is the next big step, I have only put it off for like 2 years now……it is long overdue, and I am very excited…..

   ..:: dr. dante

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I think I wrote something about this in the past, but here it goes again.  I do not think is appropriate for parents to allow minor children to undergo plastic surgery to enhance their appearance.  However, if the child is in the entertainment business, then it becomes necessary.  You see, in order for us to consume hundreds of millions worth of t-shirt, lunch boxes, cds, concert / movie tickets, toothbrushes, glow sticks and breakfast cereals, then spend a few million more on designer clothes trying to emulate someone else, they need to have a look that we all long for, and that means beautiful.  So, if you are going to be pop tart of the decade, then you owe us plastic surgery, you need to endure it so we can live through you.  At least until, get fat, embarrass yourself, have a loveless marriage, bastard children, or juts lose that appeal as your audience outgrows you.

The doc as spoken.

..:: dr. dante

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I am going to have to go with a NO on this one.  I do not think being attracted to someone is cheating.  I pass many women in the street that I think are attractive.  I see women on television, in the movies and on Xanga that are attractive, and sometimes an “impure thought” may even cross my mind.  I do not think that constitutes cheating.  let me see if I can add some logic to this.  Does thinking you would like to kill someone make you a murderer?  It would be difficult to get a jury to convict, especially if their is no victim.

You can not be punished for what is in your mind, you can only have consequence for the action.  Acting on impulse of attraction is absolutely cheating, even if only brief and meaningless, it is still cheating.  It also does not have to be physical, cheating can just be emotional.  You can cheat on the person you are with, by sharing yourself emotionally with another.  And it be even more hurtful that lustful, meaningless affair.

The doc has spoken.

..:: dr. dante

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Which is more disgusting?  Whom would you rather shake hands with?

The Nose pick or The Ass Scratch.

Please share your thoughts on the matter.  I would like to thank xanga friend Edlives for the recent pulse that has inspired the Wednesday Poll.  Thanks Ed.

..:: dr. dante

Update # 1
It has been brought up by CasbahManiac that theri is indeed many
different degrees of ass-scratching, so for all intents and purposes,
we will say it is more involved than an cheek scratch, we are comparing
the nose pick, to a “deep down ass-scratch.”

Update # 2
Thansk to comment from our friend NoelleN, I need to update this post.  let assume for this poll that the ass-picker is wearing underwear, but to make it fair is really up in there scratching.  In case it comes up later, the nose picker is not wearing latex gloves.

P.S.  I love these user tags, just discovered them today.

I would say ladies and gentleman, I have been truly blessed with this opportunity to address all you here to day, and although my time is limited and my message is short.  It can still be life changing for each of you.  For the full details of of the key to lifelong happiness, please send $4.95 to the following address, or you can also make your payment online at www.xanga.com/askdante.  We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex, and PayPal.  Do not delay, send your $4.95 now, and learn the key to lifelong happiness.

I think I can say that in 30 seconds. 

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Most of the responses I read have been from women, i thought I would post a dating rules list more geared toward women.

1. Do not order the most expensive thing on the menu unless you have determined you are giving it up later.
2. Do not talk about your breast augmentation unless you are letting me see/touch them later.
3. Never say that you ended your last relationship because your ex could not afford you.
4.  Don’t talk on your cell phone during dinner.
5. Do not respond to any text messages.
6. No need to ask to touch the penis, if you want to touch it just go for it, guys are not generally sensitive about that kind of stuff.
7. Oral is a nice way to show that you enjoyed yourself, and the most effective way to say that you would like to go out again.
8. If you did not enjoy yourself and do not plan to see each other again, that opens a great opportunity for a one night stand, with no strings attached.

I hope this helps.  ladies, please feel free to print this on an index card and keep it in your wallet.

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I would get a tatoo of my daughter’s baby footprint on my chest.  Not in the mood for wrinting much more, vavction next week, too busy getting stuffs done here today….

..:: dr. dante   

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This is an easy one and I am sure more a highlight of my life that just happened to occur during the summer.  It was very early in the season, it was the first time my daughter came running to the door when he heard my key opening the lock.  Seeing her smiling face, so happy to see me has been the greatest feeling in life so far, I bet it will be hard to top.

Also,  Thanks to everyone who supported my comment quest and also a special thank you to all my friends who took time out of their own hectic lives to stop by and call me an “asshole.”  You guys are the best.

..:: dr. dante

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Rather than just writing about her, I think it will be more fun to have you guess.

My first crush had an ugly tv sister, was married to the god of panama, and has been up and down lately.  And she still looks pretty good.

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Thank you to everyone who answered my question about who would play you in a movie about your life.  The timeline for getting 10,000 comments officially ends on Tuesday, and I am sorry to report that I am not even close.  It does not matter that I am not going to reach my goal it was fun anyway.  An attention whore like me does love to log on and see all comment emails flooding my inbox. 

One comment that sticks in my mind is this one form TheologiansCafe: 

I think the record is over 25,000 comments.  I think it was on John’s site and it was linked to every page.  Even if they put you on the front page, it is doubtful you can match that without Spam of people giving you several comments.  All of the top post ever were posts from the Xanga team and they were all linked on every one’s private page under the old system when Xanga was far more popular than it is now.  So I am not sure it is even possible to match that.  But if I remember correctly, there were several over 10,000. 

I love Dan for his honesty and for not making go on for too longer with this delusion that I am the first person to think of this, or that my silly post could actually generate the kind of comments that would break a record, I could not even make it to the featured page.  That is because it was not original.  

If I am one thing I am persistent, this is my second attempt and lifelong Xanga celebrity (Most comments on a single post and The Race to 100K credits.) Even though unsuccessful I am moving on to my third record attempt without hesitation.   

I will attempt and brand new and absolutely original record.   I am going to get 100 people to call me an “asshole” on Xanga by midnight tonight.  That is approximately 13 hours from right now.  I am so confident that it can be accomplished that I am doing this on a Friday night, when most people will be out getting they drink on instead of playing Xanga to the wee hours. 

Here is why you should call me an asshole: 

·     All vehicles should come standard with V8 engines in order to maximize gas consumption.  When supply runs low, we should bomb the Middle East and steal the rest. 

·     We should drill for all the oil in Alaska, and when we are done we should log the entire state, and then ship all of our trash to the big whole in the ground that is left when we have finished. 

·     All hair care products should come in aerosol canisters only. 

·     Eliminate the cigarette tax and start taxing rice cakes, and soy products. 

·     Eliminate the two-party political system, and only allow republican politicians. 

·     Lift the ban on dolphins caught in tuna nets. 

·     Give all park property to land developers if they promise no low-income housing. 

·     FOXNews on all channels all the time.  Blow up any PBS stations. 

·     More fast-food restaurants near schools and hospitals in poor neighborhoods. 

·     Uniforms in all public schools. 

·     More plastic bags at the supper market, and start putting those plastic ring holders around six-packs of beer / soda. 

Comment quickly, less than 13 hours left to reach my goal.  One hundred people calling me an “asshole” by midnight.  I know I can make it this time, especially with friends like you. 

..:: dr. dante