A vice is something society usually thinks is depraved, immoral, or degrading. On another level, a vice could be something innocent like a bad habit. In the latter sense, most of us have an overabundance of vices. Through the years, I’ve managed to shed many of mine.
For example, I no longer smoke. But, [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Not All Vices are Equal
Posted in Boozing, Current Events, Human Nature, Humor, Multicultural Influences, Shopping on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Giving Thanks
Posted in Current Events, History and Recollections, Humor, Politics, tagged Thanksgiving on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I’ve decided to take a brief sabbatical. Maybe I will be back on Black Friday. Or maybe not. My wife and I may decide to do our part to pump up the economy. Some of the necessities I absolutely need:
A new laptop and a new desktop
A Ford F150, loaded
A 42-inch digital [...]
SPAM May Save the World
Posted in Current Events, History and Recollections, Humor, tagged Baked Ham, Economy, Hawaii, Holidays, Japan, Philippines, SPAM, Thanksgiving, Turkey on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is a dire shortage of SPAM today caused by the worsening economic downturn. As Main Street America and the middle class experience the worst economic times in fifty years, they are turning increasingly away from their steaks and chops and lobster and toward a gelatinous block of pork butt, pork shoulder, and whatever.
The demand [...]
The Obsolescence of Bull Puckey
Posted in Blogs, History and Recollections, Humor, Music, News Media, tagged Blog Obsolesence, Music Recording Media, Wired Magazine on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have just been informed in no uncertain terms that I’m obsolete. I’d suspected it for a long time, but it still hurts when someone just comes right out and says it.
Here’s how Wired Magazine put it:
Thinking about launching your own blog? Here’s some friendly advice: Don’t. And if you’ve already got one, pull the [...]
Gavin Newsom Appears on Dr. Phil Show
Posted in Celebrities, Current Events, Freedoms, Politics, Power, Religion, Television on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
El Gavo appeared on the Dr. Phil Show today as one of a panel of six to debate the issue of gay marriage. The panel was composed of three who support gay marriage and three who opposed it.
Everyone knows the pros and cons of the issue so I won’t go into them here [...]
Light Reading
Posted in Current Events, History and Recollections, Human Nature, Humor, Love, Romance, Sex, Writing on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When I grow weary of reading Machiavelli and executive orders and listening to the speeches and comments of politicians and talking pin heads, I find revitalization in lighter materials.
In one of my politically satiated moods, I like to read a good Western romance. I used to like them set in the old West, but now, [...]
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