The Angry Fat Man http://www.theangryfatman.com/ Disproving the myth that fat men are jolly. en-us 2006-01-30T22:36:40-06:00 Updates & Redesign http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000131.html So, after a long break from writing, I'm back. I have updated the site, cleaned out all the spam and I'm ready to get things rolling again. With the state of the world, I have plenty of material. Check back... General Thoughts matt 2006-01-30T22:36:40-06:00 Morons Abound http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000119.html I have read yet another story that lowers my faith in humanity even more. In August, 2004, a woman and her boyfriend locked her 7-year-old son in the trunk of their car so they could go into a bar and... Stupid People matt 2005-01-07T16:23:57-06:00 Its Not Enough http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000116.html Finally, someone had gotten it right... A family court judge in New York has told a woman that she is no longer supposed to have children. The woman has had seven children by seven different men. Every child has been... Stupid People matt 2005-01-05T12:49:08-06:00 Damn Dirty Apes http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000115.html I work with some damn dirty people. Not dirty in the fun sense... Dirty in the outright disgusting sense. On most days, I am the first person to get to work. When I get here, the bathrooms are clean. The... Stupid People matt 2004-12-09T15:09:33-06:00 Legislating Morality http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000114.html The other Angry Fat Man's post about morality in politics brought something to mind for me... You can't legislate morality. Politicians have been trying to force their moral code on the common citizen for a long time and it is... Government Rants matt 2004-12-06T21:42:56-06:00 Day 1: No more counting... http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000108.html My 60 days of counting didn't last. To tell the truth, I got bored with it. I think the main thing is that while I said I was going to remain impartial during the whole thing, I figured out pretty... Government Rants matt 2004-11-01T21:48:09-06:00 Day 56: Better Off... http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000100.html As I was looking for something to write about today, I came across several articles that allude to the 1980 election and the famous quote from Ronald Regan. The quote in question is, "Are you better off today than you... Government Rants matt 2004-09-08T22:02:54-06:00 Day 56: 1000 Dead http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000099.html The American death toll in Iraq surpassed the 1000 person mark today. No matter what side of the fence you sit on, that is not a good thing... Still 0-0. 56 Days & Counting...... Government Rants matt 2004-09-07T21:43:12-06:00 Day 58 & 57: Slow News Day http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000098.html Sunday and Labor Day... Really slow news days. Nothing all that good to talk about. The score is still tied at 0 - 0. 57 Days & Counting...... Government Rants matt 2004-09-06T20:53:50-06:00 Day 59: Job Creation http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000097.html John Kerry decided today to talk about jobs, so that seems like a good topic for me. Both Bush and Kerry are campaigning on the issue of jobs. They are both spending a lot of time in the "Rust Belt"... Government Rants matt 2004-09-04T16:39:29-06:00 60 Days & Counting http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000096.html There are 60 days left and then it will be all over. The election, that is... Right now, I am an undecided voter. If the elections were held today, I would probably avoid voting. I don't completely agree with either... Government Rants matt 2004-09-03T19:59:40-06:00 I Almost Died http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000092.html I have a great deal of respect for the police. These are people who put their lives on the line all the time to keep the rest of us safe. That being said, I have to relate something that happened... Stupid People matt 2004-08-14T22:28:50-06:00 The People's Candidate http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000091.html Tomorrow is election day. Unfortunately, the television ads, radio spots and flyers are not going to stop after tomorrow. In fact, I am sure that it is going to get worse. Here is my problem... There is no candidate in... Government Rants matt 2004-08-02T14:33:27-06:00 Dying Slowly http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000089.html In looking at my site, I am realizing that it is dying slowly. I'll be the first to admit that I have not been updating this site as often as I have wanted. I have just been way too busy.... General Thoughts matt 2004-05-18T21:27:51-06:00 To Protect and Serve? http://www.theangryfatman.com/archives/000086.html This is not the most timely of posts, but it is something that has been festering in my brain for the last week and it is really bugging me... Last Thursday, I received a call from my wife that started... Government Rants matt 2004-04-29T22:11:41-06:00