There is a culture worth not forgetting. Especially when you know that culture is being forced to reach its end. For you see. There is an alternate universe to the baby boomer war-mongers that are going to be our demise. Indeed. There was once a group of hippies, even though some weren't exactly hippies. Well. … Continue reading Wozed
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N-Word Luv
Some thoughts motivated after watching Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Anyone want to know how to ruin a potentially good spaghetti western? I suppose the same applies for ruining a (less) potentially good spaghetti world war 2 movie. And why you're watching both, it's probably a good thing if you don't know much about two things. One … Continue reading N-Word Luv
Oh Well vs Orwell
As the world turns and a once great-country-by-example continues down its self-chosen, self-perpetuating slippery slope of totalitarianism, I lose the ability to shake & shiver. I've become numb. Also. It takes a lot for worst-writer to be at a loss of worst-words but this whole NSA surveillance thing has blown the roof off of everything. … Continue reading Oh Well vs Orwell
Incest Uncle Fascist
"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it." -George Orwell When I think of American Fascism I think of old uncles. Hill-billy uncles. The thing about uncles is, there are good uncles and there are bad uncles. The above … Continue reading Incest Uncle Fascist
What's The Big Deal
In a parallel universe far, far away there is a parallel Marie Antoinette, who is both a grand queen and a successful HR executive in a parallel corporation, yelling at the voter-pawns below her Chateau balcony made of mahogany, gold and Apple iPad aluminium scraps. While simultaneously practicing the skill of sucking golf balls thru … Continue reading What's The Big Deal
Going Down
Denial. Repression. Avoidance. Lie. Project. Ah, growing up in American't. Where would I be today if it weren't for the child rearing that moulded me? But more on that in minute. I'm kinda pissed at the recent headlines regarding Michael Douglas trying to sell his new movie Behind The Candelabra. The thing is, my mom … Continue reading Going Down
Money Explained
Stand Still Like The Hummingbird by Henry Miller We've all been there. (I hope.) The moment where text is before you and you're not sure what will come of it. So you read on and before you know it, what you read starts to drift off the edge of something and it all becomes a … Continue reading Money Explained
Defining Boomer
Ah, funny begets funny. Funny does not beget comedy. Or? Nomatter. We are a nation of college frat-boy collective humorists. We are probably made on the biblically forgotten 9th day. The forgotten 8th day was for all political conservatives. And so. Is it funny the/this god-send of a post boomer generation? Indeed. The funny thing … Continue reading Defining Boomer
Schadenfreude 2
Part 2/2 The more time you spend as an expat without any direction the more destabilizing effect it will have. The reason? Well. Things tend to not remain hunky-dory - in the cerebral cortex. Add to that the joys of life, i.e. divorce, bleeding bank accounts, being stuck in a place that has almost perfected … Continue reading Schadenfreude 2
Save Fourth Estate
Ok, dear worst-reader, scandals can also be boring. I also mentioned that there is a "barrage" of scandals looming around Obama's presidency right now. But I only talked about one of those scandals. This morning I realised that perhaps my use of the word "barrage" doesn't quite fit. As worst-writer, I often rush to judge and … Continue reading Save Fourth Estate
Google Skynet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pmPa_KxsAM&feature=share Watched part of 2013 Google I/O yesterday. Wow. That was weird. Is it me or does Larry Page look a little like an ageing Terminator from Skynet that didn't pass quality control? He certainly has a voice of a Terminator (caused by vocal chord paralysis). I was wondering if, at the end of his keynote … Continue reading Google Skynet
Infantilism vs Economic Conscription
Will never forget the visit I made to a US military recruiting centre. Johnny Gun-Ho was my recruiting officer. He was a Marine that had no problem explaining to me the inferiorities of the Army and the Air Force. He even took the time to explain the inferiorities of the Navy, which belong to the … Continue reading Infantilism vs Economic Conscription
Bottom Slippery Slope
In the movie "In The Line of Fire" the bad guy (John Malkovich) makes what looks like a double barrel .38 caliber hand gun out of plastic. (Sarcasm on.) How original will new fangled 3D gun makers get? Oh, and btw, can't they call it something other than 3D gun printing? Sounds wussy. Is it … Continue reading Bottom Slippery Slope
Tricky Hole
Early morning. Sun coming up. Groggy. I quit drinking coffee and the black tea takes longer to get me going. Quick reddit read woke me, though. Luv Sam Shepard and wish I was in Toronto. Here thoughts churned: Not afraid to admit it: Spent most of my adult life dreaming. Big mistake there. But then … Continue reading Tricky Hole
A Soul Out Of Glass
Steve Jobs had the balls to get up on a stage a few years back and declare the PC dead. Long live the post-PC. And what did Jobs replace the PC with? Did you know that if you drop an iPad it will shatter into the most expensive piece of useless industrial art you will … Continue reading A Soul Out Of Glass
Hybrid Hippie
I mean, come on, this guy was most definitely a hybrid hippie. Meaning: he did all the counter culture shit but there was something else that made him tick. Or? I don't know. I couldn't get into the drugs that freed this guy or any of the others I've met/known that were freed by them. … Continue reading Hybrid Hippie
Circus Drifting
Drift by Rachel Maddow Had an uncle once that ran off to Canada and I don't really know why. I mean, there was nothing romantic or exciting about him running off. But I suspect there was something behind it more than just getting out of dodge. My uncle was the son of a circus worker. … Continue reading Circus Drifting
Hitched
Hitch 22 - A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens This worst-post is supposed to be an explanation of my experience with Hitch 22. But something happened as I started to write. First. I'm a big Christopher Hitchens fan. I really admire him and his work. Although I've only read five of his books so far, I … Continue reading Hitched
Ruins of Bureaucracy 3
Article. This level of bureaucracy combined with compulsive behaviorism, which, btw, is the only way to have a career in either government or corporations, is also why it deserves the title American't. Compulsive behaviorists represent it all, dear worstReaders. These pawns, these subhumans that manage to have "careers" only because so many others (most of … Continue reading Ruins of Bureaucracy 3
Moving Backwards
Subtitle 1: The intricacies of a minimalist computer user with too many choices. Subtitle 2: Returning to Snow Leopard Note: Been drinking too much. Aka the byproduct of Xmas season and gluttonous living that has reared me. With that in mind... Oh, dear worst-reader, it’s been yet another long, moist, obnoxious and humdrum season of … Continue reading Moving Backwards
Ruins of Bureaucracy 2
Please, I'm not one of those government haters. I only wish that government could, somehow, work better. But that's asking for to much because it would require the participants of democracy to actually participate. With that in mind, dear worstReader, this whole Aaron Swartz story really gets under my skin. Is there a better example … Continue reading Ruins of Bureaucracy 2
Ruins of Bureaucracy 1
http://youtu.be/Fgh2dFngFsg RIP Mr. Swartz. American't didn't invent interwebnets. Nor did it invent non-steam-driven horse-n-buggies. And it most certainly didn't invent the lie of the mind. But what American't did invent is the be-like-me-or-be-not, the my-way-or-the-highway, among many other authoritarian accolades. And now we all sit (t)here and don't think much about freedom. No. Indeed. We … Continue reading Ruins of Bureaucracy 1
Almost Defined: Creativity
Dec. 16, 2012 Installment #38 - Almost Defined - Creativity There is a (inner) battle to understand creativity. Below is a recent email exchange with a "friend" that gets a bit into the what-is-creativity thing. Due to the mention of female genitalia, this post (and how many others?) is NSFW. Dear Old-Friend, I spoke to … Continue reading Almost Defined: Creativity
Moon Landing Cap'n Crunch
Update: For those interested in skipping all the worstwriting and getting right to my debunking of conspiracy theories, just scroll down to "Debunking". Also. Since posting this I've come across a wonderful YouTube video by someone who debunks much better than moi. It's at the end of this post. Thank you for your patience. One … Continue reading Moon Landing Cap'n Crunch
When Banks Ain't Banks
Subtitle: Irony, Government and the consequence of certain sexual activities that might influence politics. This article is NSFW. Something startled me recently. The other day I finally realized that I have been paying more and more attention to advertising. Not on TV, mind you. I don't watch TV anymore. Instead, for more than two years, … Continue reading When Banks Ain't Banks