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Disturbing….again.
This is really worth a read. It’s a report about a couple of former Explosive Ordinance Disposal soldiers who attempted to sell about $200,000 worth of high end weapons, accessories, and explosives they stole. Check it out. https://apnews.com/article/how-brothers-in-arms-plotted-theft-sale-of-us-army-weaponry-5fe1ad681d89dfc063c1d0d10b95b870
Life on the Rez — A Cowboys and Indians Movie it Ain’t
I’m old enough that I remember the anti-pollution ad featuring a native fellow, dressed in traditional garb, paddling through the woods and then coming upon the garbage that signals that white people have been there. The closing shot shows him staring stoically at the camera with a tear falling from his eye. As hokeyContinue reading “Life on the Rez — A Cowboys and Indians Movie it Ain’t”
“Go ahead and putt. We have a minute or so until the blast hits us.”
Letters to the Editor Dear Madame/Sir: It is unfair and species-hostile of you to keep accusing us of being like Roger Stone. Stone is a flagrant racist, an unprincipled liar, a cheat, and is so slimy he could slide easily over broken glass. Plus, he mates with any female who will have him. Shingleback skinks,Continue reading ““Go ahead and putt. We have a minute or so until the blast hits us.””
Joker Again
I so very wish I could watch Joker for the first time again. His alienation was so deeply affecting to me. It directions showed such deep understanding of the character’s pain at feeling bullied and/or ignored by the world. Moreover, Joachim Phoenix’s performance was truly inspired.
Father’s Day, 2020
This will be an extremely personal entry. On October 20th, 1984, I went to my psych 100 class. The TA was a nice person but a weak teacher. At the beginning of class, she gave me a note that I should call my sister at the given number. This was odd. Although Lisa and IContinue reading “Father’s Day, 2020”
How many half-wit, knuckle-dragging, cousin-f*cking red-necks does it take to spread Covid-19?
Soundtrack for this entry: Baby Blue Just one with the virus, no mask, and an ignorant attitude. And they have half a stadium full. Enjoy, troglodytes. Also from my twitter, regarding the slack-jawed, gun toting celibates at the rally: Let’s allow natural selection do the heavy lifting from here. Another thought: Maybe the many Continue reading “How many half-wit, knuckle-dragging, cousin-f*cking red-necks does it take to spread Covid-19?”
Cops in Schools – A Love Story it Ain’t
— Mister Thrope I suppose I should contribute to the public opinion on this subject. From 2007 to 2011, I was an assistant principal in Chicago Public Schools. During that time, I had the mixed experience of working with several off and sometimes on-duty police officers. Ergo, I have some real life experience dealing withContinue reading “Cops in Schools – A Love Story it Ain’t”
Shameless Commerce
Too silly…. Try Post Secret
“It is just as likely that Martin Gugino is an “ANTIFA provocateur” as it is that Trump’s followers are human beings.”
–Mike Pence, not realizing he was on a hot microphone, Prayer Breakfast, Luxton, IL, June 6th, 2020. Soundtrack to this entry This statement was in apparently response to this appalling incident, among so many others.
Bittersweet Abattoir 