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Illegal Health Care

There is something that I have been wanting to write about lately, but before I do I need to be honest about a few things about me. Coincidentally, this seems like an appropriate time to come clean because this appears…
Coachella-ella-ella

Later this week thousands of people will flock to the Mojave Desert for the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. For three days in Indio, California, concert goers will endure the heat of the grueling Califo…
Moving Past the Equinox

Two weeks ago the Earth crossed the midpoint of its elliptical orbit, causing the planet’s climates to phase from one atmospheric condition to the next. In the northern hemisphere, the cold temperatures of winter faded…
Need reForm League

My work day typically looks something like this: Get to work. Work hard for 40 minutes straight. Slow down and read internet news and sports sites for 10 minutes while listening (over the office’s sound system which i…
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The Deconstruction of The Tonight Show

Last week Conan O’Brien hosted his final Tonight Show, thereby ending perhaps the most bizarre melodrama to ever be played out in the history of the late-night talk show genre. After only seven months, Conan O’Brien agr…
Ain't No Rest for the Broken

It is a commonly thought by many people that I know a lot about popular music. This may or may not be true. I suppose there are things that may indicate that I am a pop music guru. It is true that I have an enormous C…
Coffee Shop Philosophies

Do you remember when Prince changed his name to that gender-neutral symbol that no one could pronounce so we just called him The Artist Formerly Known as Prince? And, do you remember that after the name change his music…
Sun God Songs

I haven’t posted much lately. This has less to do with me not having anything to say and more to do with me being bored by the blogosphere’s population of 17-year-old Christian fundamentalists telling me that I’m an idi…
A Conservative Perspective

Current events from a Conservative’s perspective: We live in turbulent times. We are fighting two wars overseas with no clear exit strategy. We’re also involved in a conflict between Israel and Palestine and Iran th…