http://youtu.be/-agvP3W0JG8 "There's no place like home." ~ The Wizard of Oz I often question the merits of homeownership. What's in it for me, besides endless chores and a lifetime replete with the drudgery of mowing lawns, raking leaves, shoveling snow? I won't mention the regular maintenance on the furnace and air conditioning unit, the water … Continue reading If I Only Had the Nerve
The road to Hell is paved with … Continue reading My Plaque
1. Walmart is open 24 hours— no one needs anything that Walmart sells at 3AM— let the employees sleep. In fact, close everything at 8pm, and on all major holidays. 2. The middle class never gets a break. As such, I propose a four day work week, and fully funded college educations for all. … Continue reading Ten Injustices I Will Correct After My Coronation:
"Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has, the more one wants." -- Benjamin Franklin, author, polymath and printer (1706-1790) It requires a high level of insensibility to argue against the opinion of Benjamin Franklin, one of history's greatest … Continue reading Money Could Buy My Happiness
My bubble contains no ice cubes. Ice cubes must be nurtured to thrive, trays refilled and then released back into their indigenous habitat. This is not a bubble where ice is nurtured or valued, and so it has become extinct. Likewise, clean towels are no longer known here in this unsterile environment where teenagers roam … Continue reading My Spawn
I truly hated high school And wished to disappear Self destructive recklessness United rage and fear ~ Ruled by a combination Hormone fueled carnality Insecure, despairing Mulling my mortality ~ Struggling for independence From dysfunction at home How does anyone survive youth? World, please leave me alone! ~ That wish had one exception As futile … Continue reading The Back of Alex’s Head
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