Category Archives: Quoted

Restless generation

“… and in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” There’s something strange and indescribably beautiful about the depth of the human experience. I will probably never be able to articulate this feeling–is it a feeling? a revelation?–in words, even if that’s all my naive, naive teenage years has been about: the plight of words [...]

Humility, how becoming

To add to the complete incoherence of this blog (because the above post card is not equated with anything else mentioned hereinafter) – Finally, something to explain/aid my distorted perception of humanism; compliments of Wikipedia.org – Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on [...]

Nip me in the bud

In the process of growing up and “maturing”, I sometimes wonder if I’m going in the right direction. No relative rights; what is my Right? What are the fundamental values that I’ve grown up with that can be affiliated with my Right? I don’t want to live with anyone else’s Right, I want to grow [...]

Guilty pleasures

I can’t help it – Dan: Spends Saturday night reading Chaucer, watches art films to learn about sex, and consoles his girlfriend’s best friend when she’s upset, even though she’s always been a bitch to him. He’s a romantic who loves Elliot Smith and candlelight, and sees women not just as sex objects, but as [...]

Republicans and YouTube

I enjoyed the big 2008 Republican debate sponsored by CNN and YouTube that was on tonight. The candidates were asked a few questions on the same ol’ topics: abortion, immigration, Iraq, taxes, gun control, death penalty. A few questions were thrown in about Jesus and the bible as well, all things that added more fun. [...]

Ancient wisdom

Be A Kid Again (For today, anyways!) Do a cartwheel. Sing into your hairbrush. Walk barefoot in wet grass. Play a song you like really loud, over and over. Dot all your “i”’s with smiley faces. Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away. Dunk your cookies. Play a game where you make [...]

Kevin, the Walgreens Employee

I’m so frustrated! “Everybody is ignorant, but only on different subjects. ” – Will Rogers I love Walgreens employees, especially the ones with the name Kevin. Pointless placeholder for another pointless blog.