I agree... for the most part!

There are often things that happened in our past that are incongruent with the person we are now, so why should anyone have to know about this irrelevant dirty laundry? Especially if you are fairly certain this knowledge would make them think less of you and possibly end the friendship. Sure, you could counter with, "you wouldn't want someone so closed-minded as a friend anyway", but hey, not everyone needs to be your best friend forever and so why risk losing the opportunity for a possibly rewarding acquaintanceship, just because you feel compelled to never lie?

Girls who look like the ones you see on "The Hills" and other MTV shows kind of disgust me. I can't take that "high fashion", celebrity look because it's a good sign that their inner self is ugly (i.e. shallow and materialistic). It's a generalization, sure, but it's consistently right on the money. Of all the impressive women I've met, none of them dress that way. This is not mere chance, there's something to this...

I wonder what "longroping" looks like...

Please video tape it, Tynan! Post at least a little clip of it so we can get the sense of the scene. I'm really excited for you.

Reading this took my breath away. Tynan, you need to write a definitive book on how to BE you. Not just the pick up thing... everything.

The beatable slot machine is probably due to the specific payout schedule of that machine, and is probably a rarity and hard to find, and when you do find it, people in-the-know may be camped out on it. Also, if a machine's current progressive jackpot is unusually high, say $10k when it's usually just $3k, it may be worth it for you to put in a good $3-$4k to get that $6-7k profit.

That's all I know about slot machines. There are ways to beat blackjack and video poker as well. Everything else you're screwed.

Ty, you really do have a million stories. Someone needs to make a documentary about you.

Tynan,

Did you used to get pissed when the Little Leaguers would smack a foul ball into your RV?

Er...

I think being "authentic" attracts others only if your authentic personality is attractive to begin with.

If you're a shy dork and coworkers ask you to hit the bars with them and you are "authentic and real" and say "no thanks", then they all look at you like you're from Mars. A LOSER from Mars. So where does that get you?

Was she arrested for stealing hearts all over the state?