Monthly Archives: January 2009

Having a Bad Week

Put simply, I’ve been a little down lately. Life is disconcerting when the authority figures and the so-called “adults” in your life conduct themselves like petty, petulant children.

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The Unpleasantness of Pleasantries

Frankly, I don’t care how you’re doing. I know the feeling is mutual. Why does every conversation have to begin with the inane ritual of each party asking the other how they are doing? It’s a question that we ask … Continue reading

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The Evolutionary Shaft

Who do you suppose it was in history who first looked at a horse and thought to himself: “Hey, that animal’s strength, size, and general demeanor would make that creature the perfect beast of burden.”? “Just look at it!” this … Continue reading

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