Tag: culture
member name: Rick McGirr
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November 29, 2006 11:37 AM EST --
"Homage to Burl Ives", or "Hate the Mall? No Reason to Hate Christmas!"
Global warming? Doesn't bother me. Hate crimes? Everyday news. Starvation . . .
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October 04, 2006 02:03 PM EDT --
Why No Push To Remove Bush?
Lately, we see more and more cracks in the moralistic, patriotic façade of the policy makers. We also see people in the media one by one start to realize . . .
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September 11, 2006 07:37 PM EDT --
I'm not budging
No appeals to fear
Will sway my dogged determination
To seek what is right...
Beliefs
I believe
Give me space
Time for one cleansing load of air...
The game . . .
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November 19, 2006 10:59 AM EST --
Ow? Are you hurt? Oh.
I thought you were hurt.
Yeah, that was funny.
I didn't mean to laugh at your pain, no.
No, I just thought you said, "Ow"
Before anything happened. . . .
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July 04, 2006 01:23 PM EDT --
Some random musings in honor of the 4th of July, 2006…
Can yesterday fulfill?
Can tomorrow sanctify?
If time is a dimension
What is I?
People who favor a strong military have . . .
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September 29, 2006 10:28 AM EDT --
Hello, Whatchamacallits! I'm sure you word-hobbyists will love these two books.
I was amazed when my mom referred to an aide at her home, whom she didn't care for, as a "flibberty-gibbet"! . . .
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May 31, 2007 12:05 PM EDT --
Stay with me here...
Now, in this universe, there are sentient beings who believe that there is some roly-poly, giggly little furball of a god running the show with utmost whimsy and frivolous laughter. . . .
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August 29, 2006 04:46 PM EDT --
Hi, all. This is a delusional diatribe, a set of rambling ruminations, an overtly over-generalized overview, a plaintive, pontificating plethora of thoughts about my generation of . . .
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September 28, 2006 12:58 PM EDT --
Gather 'round the campfire, folks, and sing this tune together, to the tune of "Home On The Range"...
Oh give me a home where the skeptical roam
Where it's good to ask questions all . . .
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December 07, 2006 09:25 AM EST --
The Baker-Hamilton report’s conclusions have just blown W’s ship clean out of the water. Our efforts in Iraq have been totally scuttled. I just don’t see how you can diss . . .
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January 30, 2007 01:07 PM EST --
I recently have discovered that there are many video clips of Frank Zappa available at YouTube.com. Just enter "Frank Zappa" in the search tool, and you'll get not only some classic . . .
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October 30, 2006 10:13 AM EST --
I share the disappointment of those who despair at the failure of the system, at the hands of people who are ruthlessly playing it and us for their own ends. And their ends are not friendly. . . .
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June 16, 2006 01:09 PM EDT --
This is truly improbable. When you achieve rock-stardom, you have options ranging from buying your own Caribbean island to jet-setting worldwide. Ian Gillan, famous for his lead vocals . . .
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March 29, 2007 09:29 AM EDT --
A series of haiku, pondering our state and our fate...
Alone forever?
Standing on the dock
My voice echoes in black sky
And travels to stars
Dogs within . . .
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June 03, 2007 10:29 AM EDT --
Well, now that I’ve succeeded in solving the mystery of the Ultimate Question, I have a new problem!
“I can’t believe it,” you say. “What can possibly be the . . .
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December 28, 2006 09:04 AM EST --
<!--StartFragment --> Best wishes for a happy 2007, y'all.
Our message for today is: your actions and others' interpretation of them, and also, your life lived, and others' valuation . . .
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July 17, 2006 10:17 AM EDT --
Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, for your dining and dancing pleasure, and perhaps to curl your lips a bit, we proudly present a brand new version of that ageless classic, "Hello, Dolly". . . .
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July 17, 2006 12:08 PM EDT --
I am re-publishing this article, which first appeared on my group, "The Happy Atheist", as a way of introducing myself. Thanks for the discussion, and thanks for having me...
I once . . .
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