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Dog people are loyal and honest and obedient, guardians of the house at night. They can be counted on to keep secrets and for always doing the right thing. They can be emotionally distant and do not mix well in social gatherings where they are often seen as wallflowers. They do better with one-on-one relationships and find happiness in the happiness they bring to others, such as finding the most perfect gifts for their friends. While it is true that they have sharp tongues and are a bit stubborn and eccentric, in a work situation they tend to work very well with other people. What is more, they always seem to have money and make excellent leaders. Because of their high moral stance, they are inspiring beyond measure.


"Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction." -someone's profile

"Songs today, no matter what genre--generally speaking--seem to lack the same content that songs from the past had in abundance. It was inevitable that quality would eventually be watered down to the current--distilled of any real content-- "pop culture" music we're bombarded with today. Music is a reflection of culture, and the music today reflects this generations lack of morals, values, beliefs. It's all gone to s**t. And it's getting worse. Money, sex, drugs, war, pain, suffering, suicide." -Some person on Youtube. You know who you are. =)

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
Mark Twain

The Ethics
By Aristotle
Imagine that two people are friends. What if one of them changes; can they still remain friends? Suppose someone who was good and admirable becomes vicious and bad? Should we remain that person’s friend or break it off? It seems difficult to remain friendly since we can’t or mustn’t feel affection for someone who is bad. If we do, we risk becoming bad ourselves since people tend to become like their friends. But should we break if off at once. We should do that only if we feel nothing can be done to change the person, we should at least make the effort to rescue him. However, by breaking off the friendship, we do nothing wrong or absurd. We were not friendly with this sort of person. Since the friend has changed and we can’t do anything about it to help and save him, we break off the friendship.

Now what if one person remains how he was, and the other becomes much better, more decent, or more excellent, that they are no longer similar or equal? Can the one who improved remain friendly with the other who hasn’t changed and grown? It doesn’t seem possible. We can see this clearly where a wide separation develops. We often find that two people were friends in childhood. However, as they grow they become interested in very different things, and so they grow apart. They stop having any reason to talk or to do anything together. One might still like to do the things that a child would do while the other matures and grows. Can they still be friends? It’s hard to see how. But should the one who has grown and changed treat the other as if they were never friendly? It doesn’t seem right just to forget it entirely. One might continue to feel affection and concern for the other person, but not if the other person became bad and evil.