The Day Democracy Died
“And the three men I admire most The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died…” So ends the last verse of Don McLean’s classic rock song “American...
View ArticleNo More Heroes
"Honestly, nothing will really change."That was an excerpt from a message sent to me by a friend who saw my last diary entry, The Day Democracy Died."Honestly, nothing will really change."I've been...
View ArticleWindowless Vans
It was a pretty ordinary day today. Rainy for the most part, cloudy and overcast. I went to work wearing my new raincoat, served a few customers, made a few sales, then started to walk home.As I headed...
View ArticleIt Can Happen Anywhere
Another attempted shooting. Another maniac with a gun. This one was practically in my backyard.The gunman fired five shots from the top of the Starlite Motel on Melrose Avenue, a little more than ten...
View ArticleLife is a Wall
Life is a wall.It’s a wall that’s huge, impossibly tall and wide, made of the hardest stone, so we have to climb it to get over it.When we start climbing, it’s easy. Simple. It’s fun, even enjoyable....
View ArticleScreaming in the Dark
Robin Williams killed himself yesterday.While the media is focused on the shock and tragedy of the event, and the body of his work to a far lesser extent, and while love and grief and remembrances pour...
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Ferguson
What's happening in Ferguson right now should be unbelievable. Should being the operative word. Horribly, it's not.Tear gas. Riot gear. Swat teams. Snipers. Mace. Dogs. Tanks. All against a group of...
View ArticleToday is a Day to Honor All Tea Partiers
On this day, we should honor the members of the Tea Party, upholders of truth and decency in our society. These selfless heroes do whatever it takes to make themselves heard, and they deserve to be...
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Serve and Protect
For Trayvon Martin. Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Walter Scott. And too many others.Brushes from corelila. Please visit her website at digitalpresscreation.com Done using a tutorial from...
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Time to Raise Hell
"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take this anymore!" - Network (1976) Well, now we're screwed. Fast Track has passed both the House and Senate, and now it's all but certain that the Trans-Pacific...
View ArticleDon't Get Mad, Do Something
I don't know about you, fellow Kossacks, but I'm getting awfully sick and tired of being mad. I'm sick of feeling like most of the planet has gone batsh-t insane. Every morning I get up, feed the dog,...
View ArticleNeo-Millennialsm: A Treatise
NEO-MILLENNIALISM: A TREATISE I stopped being a Christian around ten years ago. This wasn’t a decision that came easily. I was raised as a devout Episcopalian, and my father was a minister and...
View ArticleWell, That Was Pointless
At the eleventh hour, a stop-gap budget bill was passed by the House, which averts a shutdown and keeps Planned Parenthood funded. The Tea Partiers and soon-to-be-former House Speaker Boehner once...
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The GOP Candidates Have Got It All Wrong
It's supposed to be the 31st that's the scariest night of the year, not tonight. As if we needed any more proof that Trump and his ilk are out of touch with reality. Just a little humor in advance of...
View ArticleWe Cannot, Must Not Give Up
Today, the world grieves.Once again, we’ve seen the actions of a monstrous few harm countless innocent lives. People are outraged, heartbroken, and angry, and rightly so. So am I. So is anyone with a...
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