I can see that the Emily Post books were not enough. Your problem seems to require a much deeper change of attitude. May I suggest these:

http://anabasius.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/image003.jpg
http://www.buyoldchildrensbooks.com/images/graphics/sinkorswim1.jpg
http://www.artsjournal.com/outthere/raggeddickseries.jpg
http://www.udel.edu/History/suisman/206_07S/Images-206/algercalddog.JPG
http://www.poorhousestory.com/JEDcover.jpg
http://www.horatioalgerjr.com/images/algerrr9.JPG
http://recollectionbooks.com/bleed/images/authors/book_500.jpg
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cinder/raggeddick.gif

Time for a change of attitude... You want to be a ragged dick, don't you?

Thus I missed that Chlams put a bunch of my stuff up there.

Normally, I can tell when that happens because I get hate mail via PM at one of the sites that anaxarchos is registered on:

THEM: "Hey Anax, you are a Commie bastard."

ME: "Oh, Chlamor must have put something up, somewhere."

But, this time I got nothing. Then I looked at OET, and not a single reply had been posted to any of the stuff Chlamor put up.

I gotta learn to write in a more positive manner myself.

http://blog.timesunion.com/christopher/files/2010/02/dale-carnegie-how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people.png

Sometimes becoming a ragged dick follows from great pleasure.

Got thrown out of a few high school classes and each time it was the same lack of obedience on my part. Ask too many questions and challenge the authoritarian pricks and you end up on the wrong side of the accepting classes. Accepting piles of shit is not my bag and speaking out against those who claim the piles of shit smell sweet is an obligation.

Why can't I just get with the program? Certainly a man of my talents and intellect should just "plug-in" and look to the pathway of success.

Why can't I be practical about this and become a good citizen?

All the questions of a lifetime.

http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/chlamor/FUM2005010G0924-0335.jpg

http://www.girlvsrobot.com/comics/2009-05-12-002_horatioalger.jpg

of slaves and workers and poor people, carrying the divan chairs of the rich and privileged. You happen to be one those who can feel the crunching bones through the soles of your shoes. So you got to throw down that carrying pole - there is nothing else you can do...

http://understandingshyness.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/play-nice-sign.jpg

Hint: The Leftist is the one holding the bat.