Religion and humor with a generous sprinkling of profanity.
Two seemingly opposed schools of thought. “Why do we need to ensure women/minorities/etc have a seat” and “just pick the best person regardless of such. If the beat person happens to be a minority then so be it.”
Well let’s assume that the best person for a job does get selected for a job.… Read the rest
It took nearly 40 years on this Earth, but I’ve finally stumbled upon my mantra.
Someone shares a conspiracy video on Facebook? People are fucking stupid.
Someone says “Coronavirus is bioengineered?” People are fucking stupid.
Someone posts a satirical news piece believing it to be true?… Read the rest
Lately I’ve been on a backpacking kick. Cooking on portable single-burner stoves, rehydrating food, etc. It’s something I’ve been enamored with since my youth, but lately I’ve actually been doing it.
Browsing through my RSS feeds today, I ran across this piece at Living Lutheran.… Read the rest
I used to smoke. A lot. Three packs a day of Camels. And not the “what, you wearin’ panties?” filtered cigarettes either. I smoked filterless Camels. Nothing was going to get between me and that sweet, carcinogenic flavor of Turkish tobacco.… Read the rest
The latest crisis du jour? The stereotyped characters on The Simpsons are offensive to people who don’t like the stereotype.
I know: It’s a cartoon. That is the easiest, silliest response to this debate. It’s just a cartoon. It’s just a comedy.… Read the rest
Yet another school shooting, yet another day in gun-crazy America. The land of the free where you can’t afford health insurance, but by-gawd you can get a weapon designed to kill as many people as possible in a short amount of time.… Read the rest
Paragraphs swirled; sentences snapped like twigs; and sentiments bled out. The usual, these days. I drag my vision across the page and process little. Half an hour later, I throw down the book and watch some Netflix.… Read the rest