Archive for July 2016
I don’t label people as homophobic
I don’t use the word “homophobic.” I prefer “bigot” because even though these despicable people might also be afraid of gay people, I think their hate-filled stupidity is their defining characteristic.
Read MoreA decidedly less white bubble on the other side of the aisle
Here’s some good news: In response to Paul Ryan’s blindingly white photo of Capitol Hill interns, Democratic Representative E.B. Johnson asked her intern to take a selfie with her fellow Democratic interns on the Hill. A slightly different image when you compare the two, and hope that our future leaders might not all be one…
Read MoreDonald Trump. I told you so.
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for President. Kind of hard to believe. Right? I am not a Republican, nor I am pleased by this harrowing turn of events, but back in February, I predicted this outcome. I explained to friends that there were too many Republican candidates and no clear frontrunner, so the one…
Read MorePaul Ryan is a boy in a white bubble
I’m sure that Paul Ryan isn’t responsible for hiring Capitol Hill interns, but this selfie, posted to his Instagram account, should have been an enormous red flag for him. Is there a single person of color in this photo?Reportedly, there is one, but I have yet to find him or her. As Speaker of the…
Read MoreThe Ground Round still exists. Apparently for the hipster cocktail crowd.
I had no idea that the Ground Round still existed. It does. 30 locations in 13 sates, including Saco, Maine, where I found this one attached to a movie theater. I knew very little about this terribly named restaurant, but based upon what I read, I don’t have much hope for its survival. “Ground Round…
Read MoreUnfair assumption #25: People offended by factual corrections are brittle and lame
When you correct a person’s factual error or point out an obvious exaggeration, and that person responds as if your fact is irrelevant or an intrusion, that person is a brittle, cowardly lame ass who cares more about his or her own pontification than the truth.
Read MoreToo Big an Ask
I love good advertising. This is not it. As my wife said, this is a big ask.
Read MoreTen years of marriage today!
Ten years ago on this day my wife and I were married on a perfect day. When I think back on all that has happened in just ten years, I am astonished. I’m also know that none of it would’ve been possible without Elysha. The only imperfect part of our wedding day was the fact…
Read MoreThe UK has a new Prime Minister. Unfortunately, it still has a stupid Queen.
The United Kingdom has a lot of problems right now. I don’t mean to pile on. But can’t we all agree that the need to meet and curtsey before some nonsense Queen who only earned her position through a series of ancestral sexual encounters in order to officially be declared Prime Minister is a ludicrous…
Read MoreFive years ago, I took the stage and told my first story. The most important thing about that night: I was afraid.
Yesterday marked my five year anniversary in storytelling. On July 12, 2011, I went to New York to tell a story on a Moth stage. I went there mostly because I told my friends that I would, and I had avoided it so long that I began to feel ashamed of myself. My friends pointed…
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