Extremism in ALL of its forms is dangerous. Extreme Islam leads to murder and terror. Extreme Christianity leads to the KKK and intolerance. Extreme conservatism leads to laws that discriminate against gays and lesbians. Extreme liberalism leads to the idiots at Cal Berkeley refusing to let students display the flag after September 11 because it might offend international students. Extreme sports fanaticism leads to useless soccer fan rioting for lack of anything better to do.

In fact, I firmly believe that if there's one aspect of your life that dominates who you are, whether it's your job, your kids, your spouse, your church, your appearance, your sexuality, your favorite TV show, your country, or your pet ferret Sparky, then you are an unhealthy loser. Human beings are complex, multi-faceted creatures capable of being and accomplishing so much – to allow your life to revolve around one thing only is to deny your true nature, and to turn your back on your potential.

A final word on terrorism: like most Americans, and in fact most freedom-loving human beings, I was profoundly hurt and angered by September 11. In fact, I still am. But here are a couple of things I thought about to cheer me up just a bit.

• At least the hijackers were exposed for the frauds that they are. They're such dedicated followers of Islam that they're willing to die for the cause, yet the night before their mass murders, they're pounding drinks in a titty bar. What does the koran say about that you towel-headed piece of shit? I've actually heard justifications for this, believe it or not. "They knew that the next day they'd be forgiven because of their sacrifice." True believers in a faith don't follow it's tenets because of fear of reprisal from God. They do so because they want to. Those motherfuckers were murderers that were hateful and envious of the United States because of our freedom and prosperity. The religious aspect was just a convenient excuse.

• Even better: we've been told that these subhuman creatures believe that if they sacrifice their miserable, worthless lives in suicide attacks, they'll immediately be in paradise surrounded by virgins, or something like that. Now think about this for a second: as the planes were about to hit, they were in joyous anticipation of their heavenly reward - then three seconds later they were sucking cocks in hell for all eternity. (Actually, they were nothing other than vapor, but I like the sucking cocks in hell angle better.)