Violence

394 — A Week With Enkidu

January 5, 2009

  I seem to have the insomnia tonight. Usually it only strikes when I’m nervous or bummed about something, which doesn’t seem to be the case now. In point of fact, I was extra-tired when I went to bed earlier from working all day on the house. I think I slept about an hour, then… [...]

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January 2, 2009

  I wasn’t going to write about this guy because he’s such an attention hound, but the more I saw of this the less I found myself able to resist. There is a man named Hal Turner who has been creating web spots (The Hal Turner Show) to “tell it straight” despite the government’s repeated [...]

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December 11, 2008

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (laughter) Seriously, what the hell? This guy is already under investigation for corruption, and he decides to sell a senate seat to the highest bidder. He should lose his job just for being stupid! The whole thing is absurd. Everyone knows that our elected officials are chosen for their capability and strength [...]

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December 9, 2008

So Knut the polar bear is a year old now. He’s 250 pounds and his handler has been ordered to keep away from him to avoid any accidents. Zoos across Europe are lining up to have the bear transferred to them… I suppose in fifty years “Son of Knut” signs will be as ubiquitous in [...]

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301-Short Power

July 9, 2008
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271-You Smell Something?

April 30, 2008

Lena’s been selling stuff on the eBay again. Times are tough, and in the time honored tradition of folks staring an unfunded mortgage in the eye we have started selling off pieces of our lives. This is done without rancor or regret, and even with a possible sense of accomplishment at having killed the mortgage-bird [...]

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269-Hey, That’s Not Funny!

April 25, 2008
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268-Falling to Pieces

April 23, 2008

The Olympics are in China this year, as anyone not living under a giant golden buddha knows. The yearly relay around the world, this year including 21 countries and dubbed the “Journey of Harmony” by China, has been in full swing. The Chinese government is hoping that the relay will draw attention to their nation, [...]

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