Who’s the sad sack sitting in front of his laptop at the coffeeshop? That’s right. I shouldn’t complain, though. At least I’m not sitting in front of my computer at home. 2011 was supposed to be better than 2010. It wasn’t. 2010 was supposed to be better than 2009. It wasn’t. 2009 was supposed to …
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On Father’s Day
In 1972, President Nixon signed into law the proclamation that the third Sunday of June would be designated “Father’s Day”, in honor of fathers across the country. The holiday, 50 years in the making, finally achieved acknowledgement and recognition. By way of coincidence, that was the same year I was born the bastard son of …
Feaster Unday
What bothers me most about Easter is that it becomes brutally apparent to me how different I and my ideologies are from those around me. There are a few christian holidays a year, and it’s on those days that those in my various circles of friendship, who are otherwise filial and unobtrusive, get irritatingly noisy. …
The Decade, In Brief:
All I Got for Xmas
So the holidays were crappy. That’s par for the course. I hate the holidays, but I try to power through them the best I can. At least I’m getting paid holiday pay this time around; thank the stars for not being a contractor anymore. Still, this xmas sucked ass because the only thing I got …