Monthly Archives: May 2014

The Saturday Snow White Variations–Final Installment

Posted on May 31, 2014 by

So this is it.  I’ve milked this theme a little longer than I should have, but I’m nothing if not thorough–but the end of Snow White Saturdays (it really is weird that I have devoted 4 posts over a month … Continue reading →

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Friday Rock and Roll Heroes: Lone Justice

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

Lone Justice. If you don’t recognized the name of the band, you’re not alone–they burned bright and brilliant for a few short years in the mid-1980s, an edgy country-blues-pop band that defied the classifications of the time, too hard edged … Continue reading →

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Norris-Canyon Cut-Off Road, 9/11/90

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

Brothers. Bag of apples, sharp cheddar, Sixpacks and loaves of bread: Biblical fare. Binoculars, and a taped-together roadmap. Aspens rusting in meadows gone to gold, the day thick with autumn mist, wanting wool. Appalachian boys loosed in the caldera, hooting … Continue reading →

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‘Reading Rainbow’ Kickstarter Earns Over $1 Million In 1 Day

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

Originally posted on New Pittsburgh Courier:
The classic children?s program, ?Reading Rainbow,? will reach a new generation of readers thanks to a groundbreaking Kickstarter campaign that raised over $1 million dollars in just one day. Levar Burton organized the Kickstarter…

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The First Rule of Fight Club Is….

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

 

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Maya Angelou 1928-2014

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

On The Pulse of Morning A Rock, A River, A Tree Hosts to species long since departed, Marked the mastodon. The dinosaur, who left dry tokens Of their sojourn here On our planet floor, Any broad alarm of their hastening … Continue reading →

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Kitten Gun

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

Just because I think Joe The Plumber is a tool doesn’t mean that I embrace strict gun control.  Some guns are magnificently AWESOME.  

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And In My Neighborhood: Man Kills Friend Over Plate of Food

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

This gun stuff seems to come in bursts, don’t you think?  Like rounds from an AR-15 converted to fire on full auto.  This suspected shooter clearly seems to have some mommy issues. http://www.indianagazette.com/news/police-courts/man-charged-in-killing,19943660/ You’ll also want to see the video–as … Continue reading →

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“Joe The Plumber” Grabs “Asshole of the Day” Award

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

I always struggle with the political thing–liberals are such candy-asses, and conservatives just plain old asses, and the highest levels of both mainstream parties have their lips pressed so tightly against the bleached sphincters of their corporate masters that one … Continue reading →

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Best Damned Quotes: George Santayana

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” –George Santayana

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