Violent Acres: Drunken Arguments Are Rarely Interesting
Feb 6th, 2007
My friend Marilyn and I were at the bar one night drunkenly arguing about who was more judgmental. This came about because we had both made identical New Years Resolutions […]
Original post: Drunken Arguments Are Rarely Interesting

There’s nothing intrinsically wrong with judging other people; indeed, saying to oneself ‘I would love to be in that person’s position, I think it good’ or ‘never in a million years could I stand that job, I think it hateful’ is a useful exercise in deciding what you want to do with your life. It’s normally crass to say things like that out loud, certainly, but evaluating lifestyles and people is more helpful than not.
I’d rather be a bailiff than a judge…