The rise of American authoritarianism – Vox
King Trump sounds too much like something a bridge player would say.Continue Reading
I’ll Stay in Richmond
Sorry, Ray(ro(bert))a is gesticulating wildly as I type. He is giggling that my chosen Commonwealth has the same name as my Mom. Both are named Virginia. He sees a link in that. Whatever. It is true that my Dad’s genealogical work makes us likely ancestors of the village of Henricus.Continue Reading
Educating Alan–Absurdism
God is absurd. People are innately flawed. The world is the devil’s sandbox. There is chocolate, though. Continue Reading
That’s Absurd!
Yes it is. This space is absurd. It’s religious roots are absurd. This space believes that a Nazarene carpenter was martyred by the Romans at the request of members of his church, he died and rose again on the third day. Drunk aliens and titular emperors of Berkeley’s People’s ParkContinue Reading
Mean, Just Mean
“He hit me first!” So you beat the shit out of him and claim the moral high ground? Not feeling that.Continue Reading
Does this evangelism tract make me look fat?
Baby, you’d look good in a flour sack.Continue Reading
What Else You Got?
She’s got ugly. Whatever ugly you think will checkmate her isn’t going to work. She’ll win ugly. Your best shot at victory comes in taking the high ground. Grace and mercy are your keys to triumph.Continue Reading
Darlene
First Posted 13-Jul-2014 The story below is a turning point in my life. I tell it a lot. This version is what I sent to my aunt recently: A few years ago, when I was calling an emergency shelter program home, I was parked near a place that let folkContinue Reading
