Writing
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DNC (Do Not Compute)
Blather about the similarities between conventions Read more.
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Bananaland Revisited
A few hours after posting the previous post, I was driving home. The radio station was playing a short set that had a sort of tropical/beach theme. Beach Boys ‘Kokomo’;… Read more.
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My votes (for myself) never counted all these years
Courtesy of this article in the Richmond-Times Dispatch (I do like their title; the ‘Dispatch’ makes it sound imperative that we get all the news), all these years I’ve been… Read more.
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Don’t Want To, But Go There I Must
Comparing the 25 stages of body decomposition with a present-day election campaign. The Moment Of Death: 1. The heart stops. 2. The skin gets tight and ashen in color. 3. All… Read more.
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A Relaxing Day, Almost
I suppose I should call it a relaxing weekend. I spent most of Saturday sleeping. I blame the cat, Chloe. Or the dreary, wet weather. Or my wife. At least… Read more.
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‘Y’ is for…
The adoption of a new title for elected officials. From everyone from Clerk of Courts to the President of the United States. And it’s not so much as a title… Read more.
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‘W’ is for…
WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? WHY? Journalism 100 folks! Do it. Do it right. Do it right now. Eat it. Drink it. Breathe it. Excrete it. Whiskey-5-Hotel! The ‘Hotel’ being How?… Read more.
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‘V’ is for…
VICTORY! Okay, I’m jumping the gun. But seriously, we’re seeing the the ribbon at the end of the race! Overall it’s been a nice challenge. Kind of like… Read more.
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‘R’ is for…
Rants Unto The Ether! What else? So, the backstory. The original blog was called ‘Extrapolated Consiousness’. My theme, such as it was, to examine human conditions and see where I… Read more.
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‘P’ is for…
Primary Day! (New York) or, Is It Over Yet? The second of the big delegate states (the first being Texas I guess) is happening. I’m actually composing this on Sunday,… Read more.
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‘O’ is for…
Oh my gosh! I don’t have a good subject for this letter. And this after two videos last night (Star Wars VII & The Hateful Eight), and leftover pizza and… Read more.
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‘N’ is for…
I’m thinking of making a haiku: Nigh is Night. But then I remembered Spiro T. Agnew’s famous phrase… “In the United States today, we have more than our share of… Read more.
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‘J’ is for …
I checked the rules FAQ of the #AtoZchallenge and I didn’t see anything that prohibits using an old post. Some may say that I’m cheating, but I believe that sometimes… Read more.
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‘G’ is for Graft
Sometimes this blog challenge is too easy. I say that now, but just wait until Q, X, & Z raise their venomous little heads (I will, of course, be ducking… Read more.
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‘F’ is for Fraud
FRAUD. I’ve got a whole shitstorm of ‘F‘ words that I can use about the subject(s) forthcoming. But I’ll try to stay focused and linguistically unprofane. My original focus was to… Read more.
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