Why is it that people who own nice cars always refer to them by make and/or model?  “Lunch?  I would love to - we can take the Mercedes.”  “Why yes, this is good coffee.  I stopped there in my Beemer on the way to work.”  “What? We lose our contract in 8 days!?  You know, my Escalade seats 8.”  What you never hear is; “Lunch?  I would love to - we can take the Gremlin.”

Here are some more things I’m getting tired of hearing… “My daughter Epiphany goes to THE Ohio State.”  “My wife Honoria, the one who does IT security for IBM; I think she’s seeing someone else.”  I mean, if I had a dime for everytime I heard that one… 

And what’s with all the stickers on cars these days?  I really don’t care that Tad and Muffy play on the soccer team, are chartruese belts in sushi-do, go to Dolly Parton Middle School, play the clarinet in the fourth grade marching band and inprovisational jazz quartet OR that you are a member of the Royal Order of Buffaloes, think that baby seals are depressed and/or socially repressed about global warming or that I can’t blame you cuz you voted for McGovern.  And by the way, if I was horny I doubt I would honk just to let you know.

Ok, now I must find the OPSEC in this… People these days are way too eager to share personal information.  They won’t give you their Social Security Account Number (that is readily available from, oh - I don’t know; 17, 505 sources) without a writ of habeas corpus but you can’t get them to shut up about everything else in their self-important lives.  Now, I’m no criminal nor do I portray one on TV, but I am a student of the threat and know that each bit of personal information collected can and will be used against you in a very bad way.

 I’ve raised four kids and each of them grew up just fine without covering my vehicle with stickers about their accomplishments.  And some people actually like me in spite of the fact that I’ve never offered to drive anyone to lunch in my dented eight year old Dodge Truck.  I did use my alarm combo/ATM Pin/code for work/birthdate/every password on every internet site I’ve ever registered for as my personalized liscense plate number - but we’ll just keep that between us friends.

Keep the Faith!

Revelator