Archive for November 2017
Crazy just got crazier (if that was possible)
Trump is always making disturbing, undignified, self-serving statements, but this weekend, he took a decidedly crazy turn (even for him) when he launched a barrage of attacks at the UCLA basketball players who he helped to secure their release, the father of one of these players, and Republican Senator Jeff Flake. Included in these tweets…
Read MoreBe kind to yourself. Celebrate your accomplishments. Have wild sex.
I’ve been speaking to a lot of writers lately. People who have written books and are hoping to find agents and editors and publishers who love their work and are willing to turn their words into physical objects that can be found on shelves in stores and libraries around the world. Throughout all of these…
Read MoreTime travel comes in many forms
Fascinating.
Read MoreThe Republican tax bill is legitimately but expectedly evil. These two tidbits are surprisingly evil.
Two things happened yesterday that make it seem as if the Trump administration is trying hard to appear as evil as possible. Almost as if they are auditioning for the role of the next Bond villain. And no, it’s not the Republican’s deeply unpopular tax bill that will cut taxes on the ultra wealthy, raise taxes…
Read MoreTake a cold shower every day.
One of my yearly goals was to select three behaviors that I am opposed to and adopt them for one week, then write about my experiences. During the month of October, I took a cold shower every day in order to increase my productivity. More accurately, I spent the last 30-60 seconds of my shower…
Read MoreRecline at your own risk
Yes, airline seats recline, but they do so only as a way of identify assholes on your flight.
Read MoreWhen you think the awful cover is the original song
Have you ever discovered that a song you love by a particular band or singer is actually the cover of a much more famous (and better) version of the song? I hate that. I’m not talking about the covers that few people know about. Like Joan Jett and the Blackheart’s I Love Rock n’ Roll, which…
Read MoreJust last week, ALL THIS happened…
Donald Trump tweeted that Kim Jong Un is short and fat in response Jong Un’s claim that Trump was old and crazy. Trump also argued that at age 71, he is not old. He did not, however, defend himself against Jung Un’s insanity claim. In response to questions from reporters about Trump and Russian President…
Read MoreI prayed for a full month. Here is what happened.
One of my yearly goals was to select three behaviors that I am opposed to and adopt them for one week, then write about my experiences. Back in May, I prayed twice a day, every day, for a month, to see what might happen. Would my heart or mind experience a transformation of some kind?Would…
Read MoreAn only slightly satirical nod to 1980’s sitcoms
This skit, which didn’t play on Saturday Night Live last week because they ran out of time, is meant to be satire, but it’s oddly so close to what sitcoms were like in the 1980’s that it’s barely satire. Also hilarious.
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