Somali Piracy
Everyone else seems to be talking about Somali piracy, so I may as well. When I first heard about this, it struck me as a classic case of bored young men. The practical thing that really puzzled me was, how … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2008
Vindication
It has been my opinion for a long, long time that romantic comedies are no good thing. Hollywood romance bothers me because the people involved are not real people. They are fantastic in nature yet crafted in common-place settings. Blurring … Continue reading
What’s the beef?
My brother seems to be underwhelmed by the 7lb tub of naval salt beef I bought at the supermarket. I can’t understand it. Not only is it a hefty tub of beef, but it’s both coastal and vintage. He put … Continue reading
Oh look, people lie about their reading habits
To impress the opposite sex. “Oh Baby! I’m so there!” — Faust
The joys of youth
Teenagers will try and smoke pretty much anything. A friend of mine mentioned the other day how he and his friends used to crush candy and snort it. I hope they never discovered pixie stix. My gang was all about … Continue reading
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I try to be nice….
I really do. So please don’t judge me too harshly when I say that this list sums up what I think about Christmas. I’d like to think that despising kitsch doesn’t make me a bad person.
The irony is deafening
You’ll have to take my word for the fact that I posted this before I saw this.
His life is not like mine
Although we share the same internet.
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Who’s Crazy Now?
<Insert obligatory “shoot yourself in the foot” joke here> Ordinarily, I try to avoid banal celebrity news. However, the story linked above is special – it allows me to reframe, “crazy.” You might think that talking to yourself is crazy. … Continue reading
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Living apart from grace.
What does condemnation look like? It’s chilling. It’s the story of someone whose life is forfeit. In trying to do the simplest thing, just living a natural life, they’re inviting death. What do you do when that is taken away from you? … Continue reading