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Like the sodden and compressed soul of a politician, shingles sag toward the earth and crush anything in their path. I might as well have been stacking depleted uranium. You don’t know heavy until you’ve played with shingles. Continue reading →

There is some sort of “if it saves one life” rule that if you hold a cell phone to your ear while driving a commercial truck, the cops punch you in the balls and ship you to Guantanamo. I never talk on the phone while driving (privately or commercially). Why? Because I’m driving dammit! However, should I, in a moment of weakness, answer a call while at the wheel of a dump truck I’m suddenly a terrorist. Continue reading →

My fuse was lit again. What good can come of a unit of 97.9 square feet? Those Godless bastards had gone too far! I started winding up for a righteous speech about how 100 square feet is reasonable and everyone else needs to have my foot kicked so far up their… At this juncture Mrs. Curmudgeon said some soothing words (“shut up fool and pay the man”). Well said dear. Continue reading →

Now lets talk about shingles. Shingles are, in my opinion, proof that humans are just monkeys with cell phones. Continue reading →

Politician spam (a term I just coined) is when spam starts with a statement that is beautiful in its poise and simplicity… then drops a truckload of irrational gibberish on it. It reminds me of the political speech our society has seen fit to substitute for reasoned debate. Continue reading →

Brilliant!  (Hat tip to The Whited Sepulchre.)

So there you have it. In the horrible oppressed days of yore people had to drive their own cars to have the recommended annual dose of splash park experience. Detroit, because it’s awesome, rectified this situation by using tax dollars to build a “free” splash park. It was financed, apparently, by unicorns. Continue reading →

[This part II of a post in which I insult both political parties and try my best to feel sympathy for a lawyer (presumably) who has labored in secret to perpetuate a colossal injustice.  How do I get myself into … Continue reading →

What madness flows through the mind of a person who has been hired to legally, morally, and rhetorically justify an administration bent of doing that which is both wrong and illegal? What does that do to them? How do they feel afterward? I guess what I’m trying to say is that the folks who twist logic probably wind up twisted themselves and I suspect it’s an unpleasant experience. That’s why I say that they’ve got the shittiest job in all of creation. Continue reading →

I stumbled across Views of a Crank a few weeks ago.  It’s interesting and well reasoned; everything you won’t find here. Here’s a quote to whet your appetite.  This was just one of many pithy statements from which to choose: … Continue reading →