More Apologies are in Order
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives formally apologized for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity" of slavery and the legal segregation of African-Americans. Which, of course, as Martha…
With Great Power Comes Great Irresponsibility
With many of my American friends caught up in the Obamamania, and excited about the prospect of seeing real democratic change and a new beginning, I thought it was about…
Trick of the Tail
For months I had what I believed to be a boil, abscess, or ingrown hair or something right on the crack of my ass. Right up at the top where…
About Art School
Back in art school at one point we were assigned a project where we had to pair-up and build some kind of "artist's environment'. I was working with Stretch (now…
An Ode to The Pontiff of Profanity
Another one gone. George Carlin, philosopher, sage, wise man, one of the great social and political commentators of our time. No doubt he'll join the other comedic legends of his…
The Pirate Ferry
It had been six years since I left my home. I had packed up and left my wild and wicked ways behind me. The town of Makawao on the Hawaiian…
Surprise! You’re an Idiot.
Today's lesson: Irony. We'll begin by first, acknowledging that very few people actually know what "irony" is. Go ahead. Admit it. You've called something "ironic" when it wasn't. Lucky for…
The Lesser of All Evils
It's almost election time again, and there's really no one I really care to vote for. Seems that all the Presidential candidates have skeletons in their closets and/or ties to…
A Kodak Moment
It felt good to finally get a chance to scream! I had tried circling the Kodak Theater once before deciding to park at home and hoof it over on foot.…
Stephen Colbert: Man of the Year
Today we honor a man that all of you, our readers, believed was more deserving of an award than Axl Rose. Here is the letter we have addressed to Dr.…