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Category Archives: Rants

Church Beatings: Fun For The Whole Family

If it’s true that the meek shall inherit the earth, recent events show we may all be well and truly screwed. A couple days ago, a news story broke about two brothers who were beaten severely during a “counseling session” in church. Both brothers were admitted to the hospital, and one brother died shortly after from his […]

TV Has a Sinister Grip on My Wife’s Brain

A month ago today, my business partner (Paul Riddick) and I jumped out of a plane for the first time. You can read about our skydiving experience if you’d like. To summarize, we jumped out of what felt like a rickety plywood box fitted with a propeller and wings. It was a wonderful gift from […]

How To Avoid Hateful Actions As a Response To Love

I have the perfect solution for the handling of marriage licenses, a solution that removes the County Clerk from any decision related to the sanctioning of a marriage that doesn’t match the clerk’s personal beliefs. Instead of issuing a marriage license to a couple, the Clerk only issues a license to one person at a […]

I turn 40 today, and I have a few things to say about that

In some ways, today is just another day that happens to mark another rotation around a big ball of fire. I woke up this morning, had a nice poo, had a nice shower, looked at myself in the mirror, and damned if it wasn’t the same dude who was just in his 30s a day […]

A little Verizon Rant

(If you want to skip the background story, hit ctrl-F and search for “the punchline” – it’ll take you past the setup) So, earlier this week, I broke my cell phone. It was Monday night, and I accidentally dropped it off a counter in my kitchen. This shouldn’t be a big deal – I was […]