The Happy Moron

I like using wooden pencils. I like way they feel in my hand. I like the scratchy feel of lead on paper; it’s dusty and imprecise. It’s real.
When I nibble on the end, the wood dents and dimples.
I distrust the soulless mechanical monsters that spit out a thin stream of polished lead, click by click. [...]

“See, if you don’t do it like this, you’re going straight to hell. It says it right here in Gnost 4:13!”
“Book of Gnost? There’s no Book of Gnost in the Bible!”
“Well, probably not in your Bible!”
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It’s quite possibly the hardest thing I’ve ever encountered.
Even when you’re right, you can be wrong. It’s confusing, it’s… humbling.
Simple things become complicated. Easy things are difficult; straightforward tasks require sacrifice.

Ok, it doesn’t mean much. They hold this thing every year and it has no real relevance.
That being said, this is going to be a heck of a series and I have to get my prediction in…
They’re rolling the starting lineups for Game 1 now, so I should be quick…
Detroit in 6.
You heard it here [...]

This story hits me in a funny way. It recounts the targeted death of an innocent man.
This is politics; there’s a certain grim cynicism which says, “This is expected; this is the world.”
Politically speaking, there’s nothing especially remarkable about the story. We’re used to it; it makes sense.
Zimbabwe is by no means the first (or the [...]

Just a quick word to my devoted fans, letting them know that I’m the imperial victor and deserved champion of the World Blog Heritage Classic Challenge.
I’d have posted sooner, but I’ve had my hands full, being borne on the giddy crest of the majestic tide of revelry which followed my epic struggle and glorious triumph. [...]

I respect people who cycle along city streets. It’s a genuinely difficult activity.
The challenge of city cycling is not primarily a physical challenge. It’s a challenge of character. Cyclists must keep a fine balance between humility and dignity.
On the one hand, a cyclist has to be humble and willing to surrender his right of way [...]

Ever heard of the card game, ‘War’?
A deck of cards is evenly split between two players. The players compare the top cards from their respective piles. Comparison is performed by rank alone; suit is irrelevant. The player with the higher ranking card collects both cards and places them at the bottom of their pile. In [...]

THIS WEEKEND ONLY!!!
The Music Shack is dramatically overstocked on 2007 troubles, pain and soul!
We need to make room for our  2008 Hardship and Lovin’, and so we’ve slashed our prices on all Soul, Gospel and Blues!
We’ve got so much misery, we can’t sell it all, so our prices are as rock bottom as our bleedin’ [...]

…happened the other day in a meeting… scary for me, at least. I foolishly volunteered my USB stick for a file transfer.
The meeting was well staffed with important people, and it wasn’t until I handed over my stick that I realized the file transfer would involve opening a window and revealing its contents… to the [...]