[Names and minor details changed slightly for privacy reasons. This is a sad story, don't read it if you are down] Yesterday me and another friend stumbled onto the semi-conscious body of a dear friend of ours, S/he was face down, face white as a ghost, lips so blue they were almost black. I thought …
Category Archive: Commentary
Jan 28 2013
The Village on the Beltway
Unlike most of my progressive digital riff-raff buddies, I generally give the Beltway media a pass. Yes the news celebrity centered part of it can be annoying or worse, but the bulk of “the beltway media” is gum shoe reporters and editors busting their asses for dwindling market share and job security. Nevertheless, now and …
Jan 27 2013
Religion: A question of comfort?
I had breakfast with an old friend yesterday whose father died recently. The tragedy, the brutality, of the experience was all too clear on her face and in her voice. I wouldn’t call her super religious, but she’s definitely found some comfort in prayer and counseling with religious authorities. There’s no way I’d go an …
Jan 23 2013
How to reduce stress and be happy
During his extended battle with mylodisplacia, Carl Sagan wrote something to the effect of, “I would almost recommend almost dying to everybody. It’s a character building experience like no other. You get a much clearer perspective of what’s important and what isn’t, the preciousness and beauty of life. I say almost because of the irreducible …
Nov 10 2012
What pray tell is a conservative then?
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Watching honest conservatives flail around trying to face the many elephants in their house has been a bit entertaining these last few days. Two such moderates I listen to more than others are Megan McCain of House McCain and Steve Schmidt from MSNBC, they both …
Aug 25 2012
Hello from paradise
This is me, or rather my “Gone fishin” sign. Assuming I survive ongoing the alcohol/speedboat/wakeboard combo unscathed, be back this after noon or tomorrow :)
Aug 19 2012
Texas, August, Hell & Reprieve
Texas in August, it’s a bleak, sizzling time of year. There’s really nothing good about it. After 90 days of blistering sun even local lakes and swimming pools are reaching for near body temperature. Short of a few springs and river bottoms stirred up by turnover or dams, there’s no relief outside of air-conditioned shelters or a nice walk in …
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Feb 25 2013
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by Stephen "DarkSyde" Andrew
The usual suspects will probably bitch and moan, but this genie isn’t going back into the bottle closet.
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