Introspective, solipsistic, self-absorbed, onanist, ego centric -- not mentalities generally cultivated. I use the term "navel gazing" regularly these days.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
Posts: 8347 | Location: Flown-over country | Registered: December 25, 2008
*********************** * Diligentia Vis Celeritis * *********************** "Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle .... They conquer by strategy." - Sun Tsu - The Art of War
"Fast is Fine, but Accuracy is Everything" - Wyatt Earp
Posts: 2900 | Location: Arizona Highlands - Pine Tree Country | Registered: March 25, 2009
Originally posted by HighZonie: It is called omphaloskepsis.
I love new words, but there is no way I'll ever remember how that is written nor pronounced.
The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People again must learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. ~ Cicero 55 BC
The Dhimocrats love America like ticks love a hound.
Posts: 17460 | Location: Northern Virginia | Registered: November 08, 2008