You know how, over the course of life, you meet some crazy, destructive, horrible people - only you didn't know how crazy they were until after you let them into your life?Since I'm an extremely poor judge of character, this has happened to me a lot, and I'm always trying to find a way to recognize the signs of crazy before it is too late.The Tom Hanks Theory is one way I have found to do this.When you ask someone how they feel about Tom Hanks in general, there are only two acceptable answers:1) "Oh, I like Tom Hanks. Great movies."or2) "I don't really care for his movies, but Tom Hanks seems all right as a person."Should you ever run into someone who ever gives some variation of the third answer:"Tom Hanks? Oh, god, I hate that guy. I wish he'd just die or fall in a hole. Tom Hanks is a waste of flesh."Then you need to just back away. The theory is that it's ok to not like his movies, it's even okay to not give half a crap about Tom Hanks, but any person who takes an ACTIVE DISLIKE of Tom Hanks is not the kind of person you want in your life. Sure, their opinions of Tom Hanks don't affect you in any way, but you can be sure that with someone who possesses an active Tom Hanks hatred, the crazy runs much deeper than you can currently see.Now, of course, this won't screen out all crazies, as even some psychopaths like Tom Hanks, but it's a good indicator.So what are or were your red flags indicating that the person you were talking to was not someone you wanted to get involved with, whether it be in friendship, business or relationship?
On bed rest since Groundhog's Day and every day since has been exactly the same.
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