books like catcher in the rye and 1984 are required reading for most school children. catcher in the rye isn’t really that enlightening as far as sitting around a campfire later in life saying things like, “but it really makes you think, man” 1984, however, is a glimpse into the idea of the man and …
i had dinner with a rich old white woman recently who said she would never help anyone. she sees victims of earthquakes and tsunamis on tv “work harder. not getting my money” then off to bed. “why should they get it?! we bled and sweat for this money!” thought i heard a we in there. …
there are more shows on television these days about scouring through other people’s junk than there ever have been in the history of entertainment. and they all seem to be doing well. it could be for several reasons – maybe people just like seeing people know the value of everything they touch, they like seeing …
this is a great article written as a response to a girl who had said that she doesn’t pay for music. she has thousands of songs, and she’d ripped them to her computer without ever paying. she justified it by saying she pays for tickets to see the bands live when they tour. i agree …
if someone hands you a CD, it’s a gift. the music was not a gift to that person. they paid for it. but where does that stop? how many people can the original purchaser pass the content along to before it becomes stealing? and when does it become detrimental to a band? at some point, …
it seems that music and consumers are at a point where neither can trust the other. so many bands made millions of dollars while actual artists wasted away in squalor. giant record companies branded and molded and sculpted acts into what they thought the public wanted and needed. they controlled the supply. and how many …
on a previous trip to portland – a place i really enjoy – i happened to see the mascot of the town. or the living embodiment of it. or just a good representation. or just a dude who liked dressing like a caricature of what portland residents look like. to paint a picture, i was …
“whoa! TMI!” jeff boisterously coughed out toward shelby, as she made copies. shelby only returned a polite smile and continued her story with marilyn about her teeth cleaning. jeff awkwardly gathered his papers and exited the room. he couldn’t help but think that should have gotten a better response. as he made his way to …
bullying is huge problem in schools …again. and no longer is it the golden age of a father sitting his son down and giving him the old, “you know how you handle a bully, son? you punch him right in the nose!” and the kid heads out into a certain beating of a lifetime – …
Did you know that if you get caught urinating in public and it’s near a school, you can be charged with a sex crime? That seems harsh. Some people need the sound of running water to help them go, but I doubt there’s anyone who actually needs to hear the sound of childish merriment in …
