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An Assessment of the Situation
The telephone is ringing; The assessor’s on the line. He wants to avoid meeting us, and asks us if that’s fine. In essence, he wants us to lie and say his job is done; He’s three hours from New Orleans … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, disappointment, FEMA, governments, humor, Hurricane Katrina, pointlessness, relief
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Onrefni Setnad Taeper*
I am an arctic gypsy come hither to enjoy the warm, crackling fires of Hell. I have ferried across the Mississippi with a hooded man; he had a record deal and told me he once had played the drums, mentioning … Continue reading
Random Passing Thought
The difference, in a nutshell, between what Michael Moore is saying and what I’m saying: MM: The emperor is naked! ME: That naked man is NOT the emperor! LOL Share This:
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Tagged absurdity, activism, dissent, humor, Michael Moore, perspective
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An “A” Theory of American Politics Since the 60s
Guaranteed to offend everyone … but only intended half seriously. Kennedy proved that the rich are assholes. Johnson proved that politicians are assholes. Nixon proved that Presidents are assholes. Ford proved that Senators are assholes. Carter proved that the media … Continue reading
Beat Cops (the Pilot)
Introduction to a Poem Requested by a Dear Friend. Please note: dear friend is somewhat of an ambiguous phrase, which should not be misconstrued to mean that I have anything against any deer, elk, moose, springbok, or other non-horse, leaping, … Continue reading
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Tagged cut-up novels, humor, stream of consciousness, surrealism, William S Burroughs
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Concerning Past and Present Loves
Concerning K. I cannot say it came as much surprise There always was a kind of fuzz that lingered in her eyes And anyway, the games you play get serious enough Without the threat of psychopathy breaking all your stuff … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, flaws, friendship, humor, love, mistakes, nostalgia, regrets, relationships
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A Strategerie of Diversionism
OK, so don’t ask why but I was at Howard Stern‘s website tonight — some link from an article on the FCC brought me there, I guess. One of the letters to the show was an anti-Bush joke that I … Continue reading
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Tagged George W Bush, Howard Stern, humor, partisanship, politics, Texas
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