Primal scream I have to imagine the caveman was one of the most emotionally balanced of all bipeds. Cave is messy? Scream a little bit. Dinosaurs making a mess of the front yard? Scream...
My porn Men tend to fantasize about that of which they are not getting enough at home. You’ll find them melted into the padded rail on the stage at Jugs-o-Rama. You’ll find them slipping...
On tolerance She looked emaciated and tired. And she looked at me with suspicious eyes. I didn’t belong there. My two o’clock shadow and decidedly masculine voice should have stopped me at the back...
The News Man It is a common judge’s admonition: “If you feel you cannot contain your emotions when the sentence is read, please leave the courtroom. Any outburst will be contempt of this court...
On the Death Clock I’ll be blogging occasionally–but not regularly–for the next few days. I’m covering a death penalty trial and am away from computers most of the time. Be good until I return.
Marching to the finish line A ponderable for you this morning: If an atheist and a politician both march to Washington, which one will get to hell first? Conservative talk radio couldn’t control itself...
Age and the Monkey Man Twenty-eight years old and I’m already experiencing unexplained maladies. Years of self-abuse (no snickering, please) have apparently led to a minor body revolt. For the past 16 hours, I’ve...
Predicting the future I turned off the TV. When they are re-running cooking shows and the TV news sounds like a re-run, it’s time to find a new form of entertainment. I finished the...
Culley’s Pub Every man of proper stock has a bar in each of his chosen home towns where he feels comfortable. In Greenville, SC, mine is the Corner Pocket. In Columbia, MO it was...
Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie I looked like the bored husband and my wife wasn’t even there. I had draped myself over the handle-end of a shopping cart and the only thing...
Good times If you live in a world of selfish disregard for yourself and others, you don’t see it. You don’t see the sideways looks, exasperated sighs, or veiled references of general disgust. Simply...
Libertarianism and naughty despots If I had a town crier and a particularly tall tower, I would send that little monkey up the stairs to declare, “The Naughty Despot from the kingdom of Mt....
So, beginning on the first day of the kingdom of Mt. Willis fiscal year…these new laws shall be enacted: *MANDANTORY NUDITY FRIDAYS–On each second Friday, of each second month all denizens of Mt. Willis...
Independence Day I am a punk of the first order. Yet, I have the best friends in the world. I have a family that will support me in any way I like. I know...
