Category Archives: hope

1997

There was this group of American kids on the steps outside the Venice train station; each had a bottle of wine she was drinking, each was sitting next to her backpack. It was 9 in the evening or so, we … Continue reading

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Good dogs

Good dogs just know to stick with their person everywhere, even when things aren’t going their way at the moment. Just know it: “Sticking with this lost four year-old is my best and only option right now.” Stick to them … Continue reading

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Just give it to them

  “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

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thank you for being a friend

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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Let’s keep one thing straight

People, the only reason we know about things is the press. People. We wouldn’t know about Russia or China or global warming or Trump or Wikileaks without the press. We wouldn’t know fuck-all. The press is *how* we’re free. People, … Continue reading

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Moondogs

I saw them on a trip Deep South, and then again on another trip Deep South, during the last few months. They are spectacular. Clearly, they are not spectacular in the way that bombs exploding or cop cars careering through … Continue reading

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Zepparella

I wish I’d taken more. What a great show.

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10 years

I missed the 10 year anniversary of this blog by a month. Ten years turns out to be a long time.

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The fucking fucks have lost

I know it, but you don’t, you fuck. You will by tomorrow, though, baby!

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this is the day

Well, you didn’t wake up this morning cause you didn’t go to bed You were watching the whites of your eyes turn red The calendar on your wall is ticking the days off You’ve been reading some old letters You … Continue reading

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Solidarity, brothers.

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“Do you feel safer now that bin Laden is dead?” cnbc poll

I think the real question is “Do you feel sexier now that bin Laden is dead?” A: Yes, 15% sexier.

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Mormon creep

I must be the only non-Mormon guy on God’s green earth who finds it sweet that these sweet sweet freaks try to make sure that I and people of my ilk get to Heaven. Sure it’s kind of creepy. I … Continue reading

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SAINTS WIN! SAINTS WIN! SAINTS WIN!

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“Good for him!”

I started riding my bicycle again this week for the first time in a long time. You’ve probably seen me on the road; I’m that guy you pass that you look at for a couple seconds, then say, “Well, good … Continue reading

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David Attenborough

David Attenborough – Wikipedia Is there a more excellent 83 year old man out there? Check out the “Favourite Attenborough moments” on the wikipedia page, and this:

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or you could just Google it

I tried to get my little pickup truck an inspection the other day, but the guy at Snowball & Sons & Daughter–it may have been Snowball–told me the window tinting was too dark. I figured it might be, even though … Continue reading

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With malice toward some

I believe that in the future we’ll come together, liberals and conservatives alike under President Obama, and work toward making the country’s future a bright one. But in the meantime, all y’all Old Man Blinky/Sarah Palin voters can suck my … Continue reading

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