Dave Mustaine- what the hell happened?
You know, as a musician, I have always had a tremendous amount of respect for Dave Mustaine. The guy can play some of the most technically difficult licks on a guitar and sing at the same time. That's...
View ArticlePaul Ryan Invented Mustard
"Historians" have claimed that mustard, as a condiment, was most likely first introduced to the world back in the days of the Roman empire.This is simply not true.Paul Ryan invented mustard....don't...
View ArticleHey Kos- I want a new T-shirt!
...and I've thought about this one for a while-Can I get a T-shirt (black/white) with just the flag guy and nothing else? I think that'd be real cool- Kossacks would recognize it instantly, and other...
View ArticleBullet Control
...in wake of yet another horrific tragedy involving a rampage shooting, I thought that it was time to put into writing an idea that I've had floating around for a long time. So, here goes...
View ArticleRIP Huell Howser
Well this sucks. KCET television icon and much-beloved California transplant Huell Howser died aged 67. We'll miss you, big guy!
View ArticleJared's book review, part 1
Being a renowned literary critic in my spare time, I have decided to focus my attention and skills on an old, beloved classic. Though, as you'll see below the Orange Cloud of Self-Absorbed Literary...
View ArticleDoomsday Preppers
Maybe you guys have seen this on the once-respectable National Geographic Channel:These people piss me off. They really do. And it pisses me off that National Geographic gives them a mouthpiece. I'll...
View ArticleIf I only had a back yard (aquaponics)
Yep, being an apartment dweller has its advantages- like when something breaks, I just call the manager and it gets fixed. That's pretty cool. But, no equity, no back yard. If I did have a back yard...
View Articleop-ed: Little dogs suck!
I'm kind of on a roll today and I have some time to kill, so I figured I'd go ahead and offend people who own little dogs.But seriously, little arf-arf dogs suck. Follow me below the orange squiggly...
View ArticleFirst of two comets this year to make Northern hemisphere appearance tonight
I haven't seen a diary on this yet, so I figured I'd post one. If I missed one, I apologize.2013 is being billed as the "Year Of The Comets." The really bright one will light up our skies this coming...
View ArticleRick Perry, Patriot
Yeah, I know that this is old news, but I figured I'd add my two cents.Remember when Rick Perry (R, N*ggerhead Ranch) tried to lure businesses from California to Texas? That really burned my ass. Of...
View ArticlePreaching to the choir. R's and their economic policies
We've been having this debate in this country for as long as I've been alive (1978, for those of you keeping track). And I can't see this ending anytime soon. These guys just keep rehashing the same...
View ArticleYelp, extorting small buisnesses
This is really troubling to me. Yelp.com has screwed a guy that I've known for almost ten years. It's extortion and the spotlight needs to be shone into the mafia-like tactics of yelp.I'll make this...
View Articleround two- yelp.com extorting small businesses.
I'm serious. Its bad.Yelp.com has officially pissed me off. They've gone after my auto mechanic. That doesn't sit well with me at all. Yelp uses extortion tactics against small businesses and they've...
View ArticleHere's an idea (National Parks)
As good liberals and America's actual patriots, I'm sure that anyone reading this has by now seen, or at least heard of, Ken (...head rolls back, begins snoring) BURNS! KEN BURNS' documentary "National...
View ArticleHow to remove mold properly
Mold. Not your friend. So mold spores are these microbial bits that are around us every day- we breathe them every time we go outside, and in general they're perfectly harmless. Until they colonize...
View ArticleColoradans- Am I missing anything?
I wrote a letter to my over-privileged Southern California nephew last year when he went off to, what was was referred to in my day, as "Outdoor Ed." I grew up in the Rocky Mountains and to this day...
View ArticleIts not f*cking Space Aliens, Okay?!
Can we just put this one to rest? I'm getting seriously agitated with these "Ancient Alien" theories and TV shows and blogs that are trying to peddle the idea that humans could not possibly have built...
View ArticleWhy You Should Try Skydiving
(a friend of mine wanted me to contribute a piece to his blog Adventure Savvy?!. This is my contribution. I should probably note that I have never been skydiving). Are you dead on the inside, incapable...
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