Saturday off. Cup of French Roast in my Marine Corps mug and Night Court on the DVR. Just trying to detach from the dystopian hellscape of 2025 for a few […]
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Tag: Popular Culture
If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his own house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. – Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993), U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1969
Old Writing Becomes New Again
Citations of previously published writings are like a gift that keeps on giving. Over the last three decades, my writing in various forms have been cited, quoted, reprinted and otherwise […]
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Super Bowl Half-Time Hypocrisy
Fascinating to watch all of the white people who bizarrely see Melania Trump as the epitome of class, now clutching their pearls at the sight of a couple of beautiful, […]
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TWD – All of The Feels
“Brother, take my hand…” – all of the feels on this episode of TWD.
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Influences, Illness and New Beginnings
I only took a few books with me to Operation Desert Shield/Storm. Anne Sexton’s “The Complete Poems” was one of the few I included to read. It was dog-eared, highlighted […]
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Dusty Treasure (or Do You Know Where Your Book Has Been?)
I used to read Wil Wheaton’s blog all the time. I used to read a ton of other blogs more regularly. I need to start again. The world is shit […]
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Beard? No Beard? Seriously, I Don’t Care. (or Please Go The Fuck Away)
I always find the idea that manhood is tied to specific traits to be utterly bizarre. I can change my own tires, oil, brake pads/shoes, belts, starter, etc. Hell, […]
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Yes, Fake News Exists. No, It Is Not The Cause of Our National Stupidity.
Photo credit: ePublicist via Foter.com / CC BY-ND This is an interesting interview with Liz Wahl on disinfo and fake news. No, I don’t take the childish paleo-libertarian (read: […]
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Progress and Loving
As someone who has dated and married interracially, I’m looking forward to seeing this movie. As the founder of The Multiracial Activist, I am really looking forward to this film […]
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Dark Wizard Politics
True story. NOTE: Criticizing Trump does not equal an endorsement of Clinton or anyone else. I should not have to explain that to rational adults, but for some reason it […]
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