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Assholes
Okay, it’s too much. If I implied that it wasn’t, forgive me, I was wrong. Last week I read advice on how to take the best selfie of your asshole. It was in a newsletter for men that happens to … Continue reading
Posted in grief, Horrible Stuff, News, Rants
Tagged awful words, depression, make it stop
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Choose Your Own Adventure, Coronavirus Edition
There are now an increasing number of stances you can take about being forced to stay home. The stances may be infinite for all I know, but let’s review the ones getting the most play. There’s the Gratitude stance, which … Continue reading
Posted in Horrible Stuff, News, Words
Tagged idiots, life and death, mental illness, tragedy
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Now is the Time
Now is the time to be grateful for your friends, even though they won’t come over. If you don’t have friends, now is the time to regret being such a cunt. Now is the time to refuse to call anything … Continue reading
Virus Shmirus, Just Die Already
Before you go nuts, let me clarify that I’m referring to the old-and-sick. If you’re elderly with “underlying health conditions”, maybe your time is up. Maybe we weren’t meant to live lives extended by pharmaceuticals and pacemakers and stents. The … Continue reading
The Ballad of Icky, Smarty and Pervy
Once upon a time, there was a family whose gifted child, Smarty, started a new school. He made a new friend, Icky, who was very sweet but had a number of physical and behavioral shortcomings. He was unattractive and moody … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
I went to get a pelvic ultrasound test for my latest round of hypochondria. The radiologist was a small Asian woman with a dour demeanor. “My name Tran,” she said resentfully. We started a test with the thingy on my … Continue reading
Dear Lonely Young Murderous Incel White Nationalist
Dude, chill the fuck out! I know you’re mad, I’m mad too. We’re all mad. You have problems but you’ve misidentified them. It isn’t black people or Jews or immigrants that caused your problems, it’s the lies you’ve been fed … Continue reading
12 Other Steps
1. Admit that everything is horrible and out of control. 2. Accept that no god of anyone’s understanding will step in to fix it. (see historical genocide, natural disasters, Donald Trump.) 3. Turning yourself over to any person or entity … Continue reading
Posted in Horrible Stuff, Religion, Words
Tagged 12 step crap, advice, depression, philosophy
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Never Do This!
On Saturday night, I went to take off my eye make-up and got a couple of those flat cotton pads you use to remove your nail polish. GUESS WHAT COMES NEXT! Correct! I absentmindedly reached for the nail polish remover … Continue reading
TV Trauma: How Much is Enough?
I was surprised to read a post on Instagram by an African American photographer who said he wasn’t up to watching When They See Us, the new series about the Central Park Five. Even more surprising were the 250+ comments … Continue reading