20060107
Everbody needs to have a friend who they usually disagree with with thier entire being but still respect a whole bunch. If you don't, go and find one.
No, stop reading. GO NOW!
OK, now that they're gone. Like I was saying, everyone needs someone who they don't agree with, but respect. Mine is Erich. Erich isn't just a casual friend, he's a damn good friend who I've had the privilege of knowing almost half the time I've been on the planet. Still, he can piss me off like none other, which very well may be a result of our long aquaintence. And it's not necessarily a bad thing. Let me elaborate on some of the lovely character traits of which Erich is in possession:
1) He's a liberal communist punk
2) He likes to win, and then he likes to brag.
3) He has the- I swear to God this pisses me off- obsessive compulsive need to be the smartest person in the room.
Erich and I are friends not becuase of what we have in common, but becuase of what we don't. As confusing as it sounds, Erich and I haven't agreed much over the past ten years and have only been better for it. We have both grown as a result of the often earsplitting (I'm usually the one shouting) conversations we have had.
In an argument, there are two kinds of people: Those who try to outhink you, and those who try to beat you by acting like they're right. Erich and I are both thinkers, so you can imagine what a conversation on politics is like.
There is also the small tidbit that he's been a reliable and trustworthy person for as long as I've known him, returns the respect he is given, and is kind to animals, baby's, and old people. Oh, yeah, and as much as it pains me to say it:
There's nothing wrong with being a liberal communist punk.
If you don't like his bragging, you should of won in the first place.
More often than not, he IS the smartest person in the room.
and, as a point of note, Rex, my brother, is the kind of person who tries to win by acting like he's right.
