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Jeremiad (Calling a Spade a Spade)
I'm really tired of telling people where I went to college and getting the response, "Oh, in Chicago?" No. That's DePauLLLL. I went to DePauwwwww. So now I say it like that. DePaAAAWWWWWW. And they look at me like I'm an idiot that can't make an "el" sound ( Read more... ) -
To Dust You Shall Return
Most people like the "fun" holidays. Christmas. Easter. Thanksgiving. That debauched evil Halmark conspiracy that was last Wednesday. But not me. My favorite day of the year is today. Ash Wednesday ( Read more... ) -
Catholic
Catholic, adj ( Read more... ) -
The Monster
The bank-the monster has to have profits all the time. It can't wait. It'll die. No taxes to go on. When the monster stops growing, it dies. It can't stay one size.
One man on a tractor can take the place of twelve or fourteen families. Pay him a wage and take all the crop. We have to do it. We don't like to do it. But the monster's sick. Something' ( Read more... ) -
Red or Blue
I usually think polarities are absurd. I think television shows should be forced to add a third talking head in a box, in between the "right" and the "left" who would only be classified as "some guy or gal who isn't an idiot or making his or her paycheck by being easily labelled right or left." That would make me happy ( Read more... ) -
Go Colts! And what's with the AP?
So that was a fun Super Bowl to watch. I actually liked both teams, but was cheering for the Colts because I went to college in Indiana for four years and they ended up as my second favorite team. So it was really awesome to see them win it just a year after my favorite team did ( Read more... ) -
Awake and Dreaming
Went to bed at like 6 a.m. this morning. Got up at 11:30 for a little bit, but that didn't last long. Went back to bed. Somewhere between one and two, I must have fallen asleep ( Read more... ) -
A Fool's Hope
The central theme of every story about the end of the world is not despair but hope ( Read more... ) -
Unreality
On Saturday, I rode my bike to the bookstore in the rain ( Read more... ) -
Only The Train Is Real
I exist here ( Read more... )