Author Archives: ecto

Big Idea

Posted on July 10, 2017 by ecto

If you wet a pizza box beforehand, you can squeeze it down to its atomic components, which will allow it to fit in the smallest, least hefty garbage bags (this is really my best gift to western civilization, you’re welcome)

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Welcome back to the eighties. We’ve missed you.

Posted on July 1, 2017 by ecto

There’s a possibility I wouldn’t like these guys if I knew more about them, so I refuse to know anything more.

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Crank

Posted on June 30, 2017 by ecto

The difference between the fiftieth time and the five hundredth. Wouldn’t it be great if every time were the fiftieth time?

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another way it is

Posted on June 26, 2017 by ecto
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Just give it to them

Posted on June 23, 2017 by ecto

  “This way, Mexico will have to pay much less money [for the wall]. And that’s good, right? Is that good?” I think Trevor’s team missed the point of Trump’s statement, which to me was just a back-handed, veiled dig … Continue reading →

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powaqqatsi

Posted on June 18, 2017 by ecto
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Puerto Rico

Posted on June 17, 2017 by ecto

If we admit them, we’ll have to admit a slave state too. It’s more complicated than it looks.

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the best age

Posted on June 16, 2017 by ecto

The twenties were the best. Hardly anyone you knew was dying.

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Oh my God, look at these six people

Posted on June 16, 2017 by ecto

OH MY GOD LOOK AT THESE SIX PEOPLE

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“Damn he is playing the hell out of that jug”

Posted on June 12, 2017 by ecto

Also, that may as well be Wolfman Jack on the keyboard.

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Clocks ticking slowly dividing the day up

Posted on June 1, 2017 by ecto
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Memo to termites

Posted on May 27, 2017 by ecto

If you’re so attracted to light, there’s a god damn sun on all during the daytime you can feel free to mob.  Fucking things.

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thank you for being a friend

Posted on May 18, 2017 by ecto

Each and every one of the five guys in this video, including Andrew Gold who I assume is the responsible party, had to try to find something in himself that would make doing this alright. And I think they succeeded. … Continue reading →

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This is not my favorite version of Radiation Vibe

Posted on May 17, 2017 by ecto

but it’s still awesome.  Hem’s cover is my go-to version. 

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100 years ago. It is startling how much we’ve lost.

Posted on May 15, 2017 by ecto

Theda Bara, Cleopatra, 1917.

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Dolores O’Riordan

Posted on May 11, 2017 by ecto

I love Dolores O’Riordan’s story. I’m a sucker for poor Irish lasses.

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Smoke em if you got em

Posted on May 1, 2017 by ecto
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Saddle up

Posted on May 1, 2017 by ecto
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Why go half way?

Posted on April 30, 2017 by ecto

It’s a singalong, everybody!

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A Given

Posted on April 26, 2017 by ecto

It is the Lord’s will that you not remain sober all the days of your lives. It pleases Him that you do not.

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