“I’ve been here for five years, and I’ve only done one of these before.” Said the lady at the Post Office counter as she helped me filled out my export declaration form. I can’t say I was surprised. I’d heard basically the same thing from three Wal-Mart employees a couple of days earlier, and two…
On Tuesday, October 22nd Stephanie B. Hinkler, an individual who self identifies as a white female, was propelling herself via an object which has been identified as a bicycle, but which cannot be confirmed to be a bicycle because it has made no statement on the matter of it’s own self identification. At a certain…
To give credit where credit is due, I plagiarized the title of this piece from a recent “USA Today” article. I was instantly impressed by the title’s simultaneous denial and reinforcement of Orwellian thought patterns. After all, what could be more classically Orwellian than having a major cultural institution unilaterally proclaim that society at large…
I used to work with a fellow named Bruce. Bruce was a 350 pound machinist. A creative, if undisciplined, genius who sweated grease out of his pores and had a fantastically brutal temper which would come out in full display if his name brand vice-grips were misplaced. Bruce was wise to the ways of the…
Jane was very talented, but she had a terrible job. Her job was to sweep the floor. She hated sweeping the floor. “Why did I get stuck with such a boring, lame job?” Asked Jane. She deserved something better, but people were stupid and wouldn’t let her do interesting things. Maybe she should just quit,…
