I had intended to write a couple of follow up articles to Childhood: Then and Now, but something terrible happened. That damn article made it to the front page of reddit and got hundreds of comments. Which, in itself, isn’t a bad thing. I just made the mistake of reading said comments. I should have [...]
When I was a little kid, my parents pushed me out the front door every day. “Come back when the streetlights come on,” they said. Oftentimes, my 3 year old brother was sent out with me to tagalong. Of course, I considered this a great imposition. After all, at 5 I was way too old [...]
A couple of nights ago, I was thumbing through the channels on my TV set when, resigned and bored, I briefly settled on American Idol. A contestant, whose name I do not know because I don’t actually follow the show, was in the process of singing ‘Man in the Mirror’ by Michael Jackson. Not 10 [...]
I’ll admit it. Reviewing EJ was a lot of fun. In fact, I had so much fun skewering that self important little bastard, that when someone else offered me cold hard cash to review them, I couldn’t hit the ‘accept’ button quick enough. Two idiots in less than a week? Is it fucking Christmas around [...]
Brother: V, would you ever willingly give birth to a downs baby? V: No way in Hell. Brother: [to husband] What about you? Would you want her to have a downs baby? Husband: Not a chance. No way, I couldn’t deal with that shit. V: [to brother] Would YOU want your girlfriend to have a [...]