Should I go down and watch the fireworks No it’s too crowded and parking sucks But there’s explosions and people No too much work But it’s almost time No just stay at home But I don’t want to be home No maybe watch it on TV But that experience sucks maybe I’ll just leave the …
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Every Year’s Eve
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 …
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. …