Comments on: Confession #18: The 11 Horcruxes of Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/ Wed, 22 May 2013 22:10:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Best of 2012: Readers’ Choices – jameystegmaier.com http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-59536 Best of 2012: Readers’ Choices – jameystegmaier.com Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:54:49 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-59536 [...] Confession #18: The 11 Horcruxes of Jamey Stegmaier [...]

]]> By: Amy Miles http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29955 Amy Miles Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:49:54 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29955 Brad,
I can see why honesty can be tough to swallow sometimes. There are good and bad ways of going about it. Some people think that because it’s the truth that they can be brutal in how they present it. But in reality they are just being cruel.

]]> By: Brad http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29921 Brad Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:01 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29921 Amy, Jamie, allow me to correct you. You are delusional. Honesty is hardly ever the best policy. Take it from someone who has been turned down by every woman I have asked out for the last 4 years. Honesty blows. I have been rejected in every way possible. I’ve even caused 2 women to move simply by asking them to dinner, and I can tell you from experience that it’s always better to get an excuse. It doesn’t even have to be a good excuse. Remember when Zack was sitting with the nerds because Wendy the Girl With the Giant Bow didn’t want to go to the dance with him. Ollie and Ronald told him to at least come up with an excuse, like his date moved to France or joined the space program.

They were absolutely right. You need the lie. The lie makes your feel good about getting rejected. Even if it’s a generic lie, at least you can say to yourself “See, it wasn’t about my strangely lined hands. She just needs some time to work on herself.”

The lie is important. Always provide the lie.

]]> By: Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29917 Jamey Stegmaier Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:02:50 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29917 Amy–These are great! In particular, #1 and #4. Well said.

]]> By: Amy Miles http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29908 Amy Miles Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:04:17 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29908 Oh…one more!

12. I hate to break it to you but Football=soccer to the majority of the world. We American’s dropped the ball on that one!

]]> By: Amy Miles http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29907 Amy Miles Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:01 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29907 Thought I’d throw in my list too.

1.Be honest. I don’t care if it’s going to hurt; I want to know the truth. But if you rip that band-aid off the wrong way, you better run!

2.Tell me I’m beautiful even when I’m sick. Every woman needs to know they are appreciated by someone other than their parents.

3.Don’t drive my Land Rover like a race car. I hate filling up my gas tank EVERY day!

4.Help an old lady across the street or give a high five to a child and I will melt.

5.Self-sacrifice is the quickest way to get my attention. Give up your lunch break to fix a stranger’s flat tire and I will be your friend for life.

6.Say thank you! Honestly, how did so many people grow up without manners?

7.Laugh often and from your gut. Everyone knows when you’re faking it so don’t even bother.

8.Sarcastic humor is my favorite! I get that from living with an Englishman.

9.Tell me my kid is cute. I know he is but I still love to hear it.

10.Don’t be afraid to stand up for what you believe. Go against the grain and I will respect you.

11.Have faith in yourself. The only one holding you back in life is YOU.

]]> By: Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29882 Jamey Stegmaier Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:36 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29882 It’s not exactly a blog first…the comments on certain posts, like the Friends post or the Should I Go on a Date with This Woman post, kept flowing in well after the first day.

Yesterday was a great day for hits, though. The blog, which averages about 500 hits/day, got 1,023 hits yesterday. We’ve already passed the 500 mark today.

]]> By: T-Mac http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29881 T-Mac Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:10:34 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29881 By the way, Jaam, is today a blog first? Have you ever had a previous entry get more comments than the current day’s entry?

]]> By: T-Mac http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29880 T-Mac Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:08:10 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29880 You’re a much calmer person than I, Cara. I worry that my penchant for amplified retribution is going to get me in trouble one of these days. If you ever see a headline that reads something like, “St. Louis Man Imprisoned for Breaking Three Kneecaps,” and the “victim” interviews are bewildered side-by-siders who claim to have been walking along the sidewalk when they felt violent, unforgiving kneecap blows from a lead pipe as the “assailant” repeatedly screamed, “Respect the rules of the sidewalk!”…you’ll know I’ve succumbed to my inner rage.

]]> By: Jamey Stegmaier http://jameystegmaier.com/2012/02/confession-18-the-11-horcruxes-of-jamey-stegmaier/#comment-29878 Jamey Stegmaier Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 http://jameystegmaier.com/?p=5294#comment-29878 Biddy Bucks do sound pretty cute. But you can redeem Jamey Points for cute Biddy pictures. I just took an adorable one last night.

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