New Maslow's Theory

Winter has continued to suck here in left-upper-central Connecticut. Just like arts & crafts in Happy Gilmore, Winter seems to have been extended by 4 hours this year. Except instead of hours, it's weeks. But this is not good news people. Winter blows the big one, and if you've been around me for the past few months, you know that I truly an anti-wintite. I still contend that people who say they like winter, are simply full of shit. It's cool for the first snow, for the holidays, and for the occasional snowday. Beyond that, you are looking at dead trees in frigid temperatures with the wind constantly howling. In the past, I remember there seemed to always be one really warm day in the 70s in mid-march that at least gets you excited for the spring, but it's all winter this year(which seems to be October-April now). Apparently, we're in Soviet-Winter, and only weather below 50 with gale-force winds gets by the iron curtain.

Well when it's cold outside, I have a one-track mind on thinking about how to kill winter, or how nice it will be when it's not like it is for 6 months of the year. Today, on the way to class, I developed my own individualized maslow's pyramid. Maslow's theory more or less states that to become a complete person there are basic levels that a person must meet before they can move on to the next ones. For example, a person first seeks out physiological needs like food, water, and shelter. After those basic needs are met, a person will move onto safety and security needs and so on, all the way up to self-actualization. So I used my extensive knowledge of Maslow (2 paragraphs in an old psych book) and Microsoft Paint v5.1, the pinnacle in image editing technology, to make this new model. Which is good, because user-specific and user-generated content is what's HOT in blogging these days, and I'm on the rise. So here's my modified pyramid:



Clinical trials are still in progress to confirm Tyler's Hierarchy of Needs theory, but I'm confident that it will be approved. Basically, if it's winter, I don't want to do anything. I'm bitter, short-tempered, and always cold. In the past, during the dog days of summer, I've always toyed with the idea that winter wasn't so bad, but lately that sentiment has lost traction. I no longer look forward to any facet of winter. That shit is number 2 on my 'To Kill' list, right afer Osama Bin Laden.

Just took a look at the 10-day forecast... Looks like 50 and windy as far as the mighty doppler can see. Looks like safety and security take a backseat again.