I'm a media myth, but my crazy roommate Is real
Right now I'm cowering in my fucking closet with no food, no electricity, nothing but dirty water to drink, and my crazy ass roommate is pounding the shit out of the people next door. And the thing is,...
View ArticleThe Night Watchman
It was a cold night, and the wind only made the night watchman more chilly as he sat at his perch atop the watchtower. It was nights like these when it was a challenge to stay alert, but he knew it...
View ArticleOf Course Iran is meddling in Iraq
After I stopped and took a step back from the Administration's unsupported claims that Iran is purposely aiding insurgent groups in killing US troops, it dawned on me: it should come as no shock at...
View ArticleHELP: The Ant and the Grasshopper - throw it back at them
I'm part of a local group of ham radio operators that has a typical club email list. Recently, the president of that group, an elderly gentleman, posted a rather partisan anecdote, which I'm sure...
View ArticleWe can end speeding in America. [UPDATED]
Crossposted from GreenState ProjectThe car is virtually inseparable from the notion of "America". Your car is your freedom.You can go where you want, when you want.This does not mean there are no...
View ArticleThe Tale of Young Snotty
Crossposted at The Crusty PolemicistSome day, centuries from now, our descendants will crouch around the fire and tell stories of "what happened back then" as they struggle, the way humans always...
View ArticleMushroom Clouds over Wall Street!
--Would you trust this proposal? Here is an older homeowner, living in (let us say) a large, once-regal Victorian with significant acreage, who due to increasing years can no longer get around it so...
View ArticleThe Life of the Mime
A basic form of activity we lapsed into for want of anything else revolved around sports. If there were sufficient numbers, which was rare, we'd do up a sandlot game. If not, any two of the boys in the...
View ArticleThe coming war on running
It was a most popular sport and fitness activity.Billions of people around the world do it.Men, women, even children.People did it with their dogs.It was encouragedBut then the new research came in.
View ArticleWas it a DREAM? Or an ALLEGORY?
I dreamed I got up from a good night sleep and found my living room carpet covered in doo-doo. I immediately started looking for my dogs so I could yell at them, but they weren’t dogs anymore. They...
View ArticleThe Natural History of Talking Snakes, a Fable 20100419
Once there were several Snakes who could talk. These are related to the one mentioned in Genesis, but are even more devious.Before we go any further, I want to let everyone know that I have no...
View ArticleSoundpolitic Sundays: Look On The Bright Side Edition
This column has been nothing but doom and gloom and demanding apologies and giving them for the past couple of weeks. This is not at all what I intended...and subsequently readership has...
View ArticleThe Tale of the Giant
Once upon a time, upon a great plain surrounded by water, there lived a giant.
View ArticleTea Party Acid Attack
Has anyone noticed how this recent acid attack case is an allegory of what is happening in our country at present? Bethany Storro's face is badly swollen and damaged by acid burns. She tells police...
View ArticleBooks That Changed My Life: The Little Prince
It is a small book a mere seven inches long by four and a quarter inches wide. It has one hundred and thirteen pages. Eighteen of those pages are taken up with full-length drawings. Twenty-five of the...
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Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged: A Review of Tyler Perry’s Temptation
We must not always talk in the market-place of what happens to us in the forest. - Nathaniel HawthorneFear begins in the not knowing—it is the last defense against understanding and the forebear of...
View ArticleGod Does NOT (NOT) Exist
Originally posted by kaustubhmathurAtheism is not a negation of anything. You don’t have to negate what no one can prove exists. No, atheism is a very positive affirmation of man’s ability to think for...
View ArticleVote To Rescue The Middle Class
If you are thinking about sitting out this election, these comments are meant for you. I know some of you are discouraged about the Democratic candidates. I know some Dems are not all you wish them...
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RNC pulls Jeb action figures from online store
http://www.cnn.com/...WASHINGTON (CNN) -- RNC Chairman Reince Preibus announced today that after months of lagging sales, thousands of Jeb! action figures would be removed from the virtual shelves of...
View ArticleThe Story of the Boy Who Cried, "Clinton!"
This is a story I wrote back in 1999 in reaction to then-current events, and then forgot about. Some of the diaries I’ve been reading lately have brought it back to mind, so I thought I’d share it.The...
View ArticleI Have A Motorcycle. It Goes Real Fast.
xYouTube VideoI have personally ridden my motorcycle over 155mph. I think that’s real fast. Faster than the fastest speed limit in the good ol’ USofA, which is 85mph. I’ve ridden my motorcycle faster...
View ArticleIt's time for a sports allegory!
In my opinion, politics as sport has grown into a major problem in our country. Like many other people, I believe politics is politics and sport is sport. They may look similar at times, but should...
View Article#ReligiousFreedomIs Unity in Diversity
I have a confession to make. I worship Ceiling Cat. That’s right. Ceiling Cat. Of course the Internet as a whole is a Cat-worshiping place, but you know what? If you don’t want to worship Ceiling Cat,...
View ArticleRapunzel as Political Allegory
This afternoon I watched Disney’s Tangledmovie with my granddaughter. The story is Disney’s take on the Rapunzel story. Old Mother Gothel steals Rapunzel as an infant because her hair contains a magic...
View ArticleThe Language of the Night: Leaf by Niggle
[T]hat story was the only thing I have ever done which cost me absolutely no pains at all. Usually I compose only with great difficulty and endless rewriting. I woke up one day (more than 2 years ago)...
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Street Prophets Coffee Hour: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Welcome to the Coffee Hour / Open Thread. For today's suggested topic lets consider Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, was presented by the Greek philosopher Plato...
View ArticleBig, Black and On Broadway
This story was written by David Finkle for The Clyde Fitch Report. CFR produces and publishes opinion and reporting at the crossroads of arts and politics.No, the title character doesn’t sing. Not even...
View ArticleThe Language of the Night: In Defence Of Fantasy: Layers of Meaning
Sorry for my long silence. Part of it has been editing, but a large part has been family developments that have limited my time and attention span. Things look like they’re calming down, somewhat...
View Article#MAGAJAW: An Allegory for Our Time
Kamaru Usman, a Nigerian immigrant and UFC welterweight champion defended his title against vocal MAGA supporter Colby Covington last night. The fight became an instant classic and a microcosm of...
View ArticleVoting Third-Party is Playing with Fire
Many Americans are sickened by the destructiveness of the Trump administration. The obvious solution is to vote him out, but not everyone agrees with that. There are some voters who are just as...
View ArticleThe Trump Bandwagon
Under a leaden sky, a caravan slows to a stop on the outskirts of the town. Near the front, a wagon bearing a cage creaks laboriously under a heavy load. Cribbed behind its bars lays a shifting pallid...
View ArticleThe Putin Bandwagon
The remains of The Putin Bandwagon lay like a gigantic crushed spider; twisted iron and steel jutting out at unnatural angles as if smote by God himself. Hot spots still smolder and steam rises from...
View ArticleCovid Deniers Are Like Flies
Thousands of people are dying from covid-19 every day, and there are still people who refuse to take it seriously. Some people learn the hard way, but in some cases, it’s the last lesson they’ll ever...
View ArticleIf the Coronavirus Was a Sinking Ship...
The Coronavirus is a sinking ship and the vaccine is a lifeboat. There are reasons to suspect that the lifeboat might be unsafe, so many people are choosing to remain on the sinking ship, which is...
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Street Prophets Coffee Hour: Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Welcome to the Coffee Hour / Open Thread. For today's suggested topic lets consider Plato’s Allegory of the Cave.The Allegory of the Cave, or Plato's Cave, was presented by the Greek philosopher...
View ArticleIf Greta Thunberg had been on the Titanic...
Greta Thunberg understands the science of climate change, which is scoffed at by those who don’t understand it. She has been doing what she can to help us prevent a likely climate catastrophe that has...
View ArticleCovid-19 pandemic sinking ship allegory
If you’re on a sinking ship in the middle of a vast ocean and a lifeboat is available, should you get in it? Maybe the lifeboat isn’t safe! Maybe it was built too quickly and not adequately tested!...
View ArticleAnti-mask/anti-vax arson analogy
I frequently use analogies or allegories to get my point across. It often seems like one of the most effective ways to counter faulty arguments.
View ArticleFree Speech 101
When an idiot gets thrown off of Twitter or other social media site, usually for repeatedly posting misinformation or hate speech, said idiot usually whines about their First Amendment rights. These...
View ArticleThe differences between the two political parties in a nutshell
The left wants to identify America’s problems and work on fixing them. The right doesn’t want to fix our problems, and considers it unpatriotic to even talk about them.If, after the domestic terrorist...
View ArticleFlorida rep. calls trans activists 'demons' and 'imps,' proves Christian...
On Monday, the Florida House discussed the newest version of HB 1421. If passed, this bill would pretty much codify a ban on clinical interventions “relating to gender” by making the process unwieldy,...
View ArticleDecision 2024 - Will America be ruled by loyal watchdogs or economic predators?
While America’s right flank continues to diverge away from the mainstream, our left-center majority continues to grow… but why so slowly? The DK community should be developing analogies, fables,...
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