The Tory Party

Happy Birthday to Jake

Technically it was in November. But thank you, Chatham County Animal Rescue, for bringing a Jake Face into my life.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

This is a famous psychology-management conceptual postulate thing. I had heard of this and even made empty, uninformed references to it, but never looked at it until just now.

The idea is that people don’t pursue needs up higher in the pyramid until the ones below are covered — and that movement up and down the hierarchy is fluid.

I totally don’t get it.

The part where, like, a rocket scientist will quit doing rocket science if there’s a zombie apocalypse, I get. It seems like that does not require a postulate at all.

But people will constantly scuttle their basic needs in an attempt to secure higher ones. Ever known someone to do destructive things with food in order to medicate their self-esteem? Ever known someone to forego sleep to the point of hallucination in order to keep a job or get through med school?

The missing piece is FEAR — the misperception of need. People are not always equipped to make decisions guided by ANY model.

Also, I don’t get “sex” as a physiological need. SORRY. AH DON’T.

Anyway — does anybody know more about this? What credibility does this have that it keeps coming up?

I will make my own hierarchy and it will kick this hierarchy’s BUTT.

WKRP: The Movie

I got Col. Hoke Season 1 of “WKRP in Cincinatti.” It is startlingly fast and sharp and good, everybody running around the sets like stage comics. But I don’t know much about TV, and this is not the point.

It is also not the point that I’m pretty sure that’s Cary Elwes playing a protester in part II of the pilot.

The point is there should be a movie, and Joss Whedon should make it.

I can’t wait to take credit for this.

Some helpful casting hints:

Nathan Fillion as Andy Travis

It’s a gimme, and how this whole thing started. THE HAIR ALONE COULD KILL YOU.

Carlos Jacott as Herb Tarlek

Not just because Carlos Jacott should be in everything. Samm Levine also acceptables.

Gina Torres as Jennifer Marlowe

I believe Jennifer lacked the edge that being three inches taller than everyone else would give her.

Amy Acker as Bailey Quarters

Another gimme. Ploos Whedon writes Bailey characters in his sleep. Probably literally.

Neil Patrick Harris as Les Nessman

Mr. Harris so trashed his typecasting that his only remaining challenge is to play another nerd. THINK ABOUT IT.

Catnip

(Vaguely NSFW due to being weird)

I was looking around for sufficiently amusing dogs eating lemons on YouTube, found none, but found this, which makes the following points:

- Catnip is weird
- an English accent makes even “tomcat urine” sound scholarly

Internet!

I went 24 hours without Internet. It was rough.

Sure, I had a cell phone, text messaging, and Twitter. But still.

Here is a Kreesmas cookie for your anjoiment:

I don’t know why they’re spooning, but I bet it keeps them warm. And chewy. And gingery.

mmmmm.