Monthly Archives: May 2014

And as a Palate Cleanser…

Posted on May 31, 2014 by

Here’s a song from one of my garage compilations (and no, I didn’t pay those prices). It’s one of those songs I enjoy hearing, but then forget that I own until the next time I hear it on the college station, … Continue reading →

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A Note on “Privilege”

Posted on May 31, 2014 by

I’m a straight white guy. I didn’t ask for any of those things, but that’s the way it turned out. However, there is a segment of the population that declares that I am the beneficiary of those things, and that … Continue reading →

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Nelson Muntz, Ace Reporter

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

(If you don’t know who Nelson Muntz is, click here.) Many years ago, I wrote a series of short-shorts for an SF magazine, all of which ended in puns. In one of these stories, I wrote about a secret agent … Continue reading →

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As They Say in Hollywood…

Posted on May 28, 2014 by

It’s an honor just to be nominated, and Mr. Thursday at Res Studiorum et Ludorum has seen fit to nominate me for the Liebster Award. (This is actually my second one of these, as I received one a while back. However, life … Continue reading →

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Top. Men.

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

So, it seems that the White House inadvertently blew the cover of our top spy in Kabul over the weekend, in the course of hyping our intrepid Current Occupant’s surprise visit to Afghanistan. Per the linked WaPo story: The CIA … Continue reading →

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For Memorial Day…

Posted on May 26, 2014 by

Once again, we remember. For Sgt. James Michial Moore, USA, KIA, Vietnam, and those before and after. Archibald MacLeish was an ambulance driver and artilleryman in World War I, and his brother, a naval aviator, was killed in 1918. This poem … Continue reading →

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Well, That’s a Bonus…

Posted on May 25, 2014 by

I just learned today that the Pulp Fiction group at Goodreads has decided to make Broken Glass Waltzes their read for June. Thanks, y’all — hope you like it! And if you don’t already own a copy (which puts you in … Continue reading →

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