I’ve had this tune in my head for a while. The “Chim Chim Cheroo” number from Mary Poppins. Whenever a hate group leader like Tony Perkins or some other bigoted clod starts in on their anti-gay blathering, or when some end-times prophet tries to equate President Obama with some obscure Bible prophecy, I put a new twist on that old, fun little ditty (And yes, this is original to me. If you re-post, please link and credit properly):
Continue Reading →If William Shakespeare were around today, would he have used a pen or a keybard?
Continue Reading →The Manhattan project was famous for its creation of the atomic bomb. Once the fission process was established, and that it would indeed produce the desired results, they were given a special congratulations from the President…
Continue Reading →While it’s no secret that I’ve got no love for the right-wing stretch of today’s GOP, I’m flat-out disgusted with the rampant lies and distortion that is quickly becoming the norm. Since it’s the Christmas season, it’s easy to spot the political grinches who will not only distort facts, but use the holiday season [...]
Continue Reading →Okay, we know the despot of North Korea is dead. Looks like he really was Il.
Continue Reading →Now I’ve heard it all. Good thing it’s satire. The crazy thing is, that when I read a post that says that a preacher says that Legos make people gay, it’s not all that hard to believe it actually happened.
“Legos look innocent,” he stated, “but they are more devious than they [...]
Note: this piece was previously published in a slightly different form in 1999.
The golden morning sun poured into the bedroom as I arose for yet another week. Life had once again welcomed a new day sure to be filled with excitement, challenges and more of the same routine experiences of every day life. [...]
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