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Books

  1. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  2. How the Republicans Stole Christmas by Bill Press
  3. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Persig
  4. Jack: Straight From the Gut by Jack Welch
  5. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
  6. Song of Susannah (The Dark Tower Book 6) by Stephen King
  7. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown
  8. Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
  9. Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
  10. Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
  11. One Knight Only by Peter David
  12. Sir Apropos Of Nothing by Peter David
  13. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
  14. I Don't Want To Go To Jail: A Good Novel by Jimmy Breslin
  15. Blood And Gold by Anne Rice
  16. Everything's Eventual by Stephen King
  17. Black House by Stephen King & Peter Straub
  18. 1984 by George Orwell
  19. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  20. The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen - A Graphic Novel by Alan Moore



Counter

WELCOME TO VIKAR'S RANT! If you are one of the zillions of people that hates dieting, working out, and just the typical idiocy of your average dolt, you are at the right place.

I am Vikar and I'm here for you.

I don't have the solution for what ails you and I won't make you thinner or other people smarter but maybe....just maybe, I'll give you some peace. You'll know that one other person on this planet might just hate those things even more than you.

As for me, I formerly worked for a Fortune 500 financial company in New York (which I'm purposely keeping nameless for probable legal reasons) for 15 years. I've had roles as a Helpdesk Rep, a Web Page Designer/Developer, a QA tester, and an SLA Management Reporter. Personally, I saw enough nonsense there to last a lifetime and as a byproduct of my experience, I have a lot to write about.

As this is America and this is also the Internet, the last bastion of free speech left in this world as well as the last bit of nostalgia from the Bill of Rights, I will speak my piece.

My wife has very politely* asked me to not mention her name here as many of my opinions are extremely politically incorrect and she did not want to have her name spouted about the internet in association with mine.

I'll try to give my rants at least once a week.


*- Politely is a term loosely used when one tells you what to do while brandishing a tire iron like a samurai warrior. It seemed to be in my best interests to do as she says . It keeps me much healthier. I also find it easier to think when not recovering from a severe head trauma.


There are times that I can't find my socks let alone where I stashed a certain web page on this site.

If you are looking for something particular, use the site search engine to find it. This was one of the benefits of using Geocities as my ISP.



Recently, I've become a huge fan of the Fry & Laurie series "Jeeves & Wooster". Anytime Bertie had a problem he'd just "Ask Jeeves". For those of you who don't know the ASK JEEVES search engine is based on P.G. Wodehouse's brilliant butler.

Got a question? Just type it in and click "Ask."


This is what's new as of the following dates:

1/31/2012

New Rant!: This is technically a reprint, but it's appropriate for the season. Read The Superbowl with All the Trimmings.
In the Rants Section.Vikar
1/21/2012

New Rant!: Okay, a new diet rant. You should have know that this was coming. Meatless in New Jersey.
In the Rants Section.Vikar
1/15/2012

New Rant!: I'm getting back to my basics about dieting. I hope you hate this as much as I do. Read Kicking and Screaming.
In the Rants Section.Vikar

1/4/2012

New Rant!: I promised myself that I'd write today. So here's my latest. The Ethics of Me and Me.
In the Rants Section.Vikar

12/10/2011

New Rant!: It's been long enough. If I have to start writing again. Let's start with a mild rant. Read That'll Leave A Mark
In the Rants Section.Vikar

8/7/2011

New Rant!: I've lost my mind. Please help me find it. Read Lost And Found: One Mind.
In the Rants Section.Vikar

4/23/2011

New Start!: I'm going to start anew. I had Wordpress going for a year and that wasn't really working the way I wanted. So instead, I'm going back to my old roots. I'll be doing a redesign, too. This will be XHTML compliant and will be a welcome facelift. In the meantime, I'm going to give you my newest rant. Brain Gunk.
In the Rants Section.Vikar

11/30/2008

New Joke!: My wife "passes" this one along. It's called Broccoli Casserole.
In the Jokes Section.

11/10/2008

New Rants!: Well, I have more time, thanks to the economy. This is my tale of woe. Read What do I know about Interesting Times? I promise things will get better.
In the Rants Section.Vikar

7/31/2008

New Joke!: Andy has been faithfully sending me jokes and I've been an idiot in not publishing them. Here's one of a whole bunch. Read Skinny Dipping.
In the Jokes Section.