Free Speech – Not Free Guns!
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
– 1st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
December 17, 2012 · 8:13 PM
Third Time’s A…Whatever!
Today, the Chief begins the next phase of his increasingly curious life – another job. It’s a contract technical writing position – the third one in the past year. The last two were pulled out from beneath me without much warning. So, we’ll see how this one goes. I’m trying to temper my enthusiasm. A close friend of mine told me not to be so pessimistic; that people can sense a negative attitude and eventually steer away from it. I almost told him to go to hell, but he’s such a good friend, and I don’t have too many friends. Such is the plight of the writer. We observe and write about human nature, but just don’t like to get too close to those human types. Admittedly, it’s tough to be optimistic after enduring unemployment for the better part of the past two years. Getting laid off from that engineering company was a mixed blessing. The stress throughout that last year had become almost unbearable.
So, why would I put myself back into that maelstrom? Well, there are these minor inconveniences called bills. They’re like zits to a teenager. You eliminate one, and another pops up. They just don’t go away. My student loan zits have become especially annoying. They really just won’t go away! They impact another little inconvenience called credit reports. I suppose I could pack up and move far away to some isolated coastal community like a lot of writers and concoct a new identity to eschew those little pests. But, I’m too tied to this community.
Thus, I reenter the corporate world once again; pushing my creative writing career just a tad further back. But, I need and want this technical writing experience. I love it almost as much as I do fiction writing. I trained for it anyway; my English degree specializes in professional writing. I have to make that pay off. Besides, I reflect on my years in the standard business world and found all the crap I’ve seen and done makes for some great stories! That’s the writer in me: always finding a way to humiliate the people around me without them realizing it.
December 16, 2012 – 5 Days Until Baktun 12
Okay, this is it, folks – the last week of the countdown. At this point, there’s no more advice I can give you. Hopefully, you’re fully prepared for the dramatic end of this Baktun and the start of the next one. Just remember it will be simultaneously cataclysmic and horrific. Wind, rain, dust, hail, lightning – all of nature’s elements – will come towards you at once. Promise your soul now to Mother Earth and Father Sky! And, safeguard that water and chocolate!
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Children of the Corn – with Guns
Just when I thought organized crime was the province of Italians, Russians, the Catholic Church, the Israeli Parliament and Wall Street bankers, the Discovery Channel has come out with “Amish Mafia,” a series about the murky underside of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania’s otherwise puritan Amish community. I have to admit, after only a few episodes, I’m already addicted. I mean, aside from the incredibly beautiful countryside, there are those really cool broad-brimmed hats the men wear!
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Kirk Cameron’s Guide to Manhood
Still trying to stay relevant in post-1980s America, former child star-turned-religious zealot Kirk Cameron has produced a comprehensive guide to helping boys become proper men. This might mean proselytizing about creationism and how women were made from Adam’s rib (e.g. a cheaper cut).
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Westboro Scumbags to Picket Sandy Hook
Adding egregious insults to the devastation in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, the assholes from the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas announced they will stage a protest this week during a vigil or victims of the massacre. You know, guns can be used to shoot adults, too.
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It Accepts Debit Cards and Gold Doubloons, Too
And, the best part is that you don’t have to think before you buy!
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Chief Writing Wolf 
More Great Testicular-Based Rape Advice
“I’m not a gynecologist, but I can tell you something: If someone doesn’t want to have sexual intercourse, the body shuts down. The body will not permit that to happen unless a lot of damage is inflicted, and we heard nothing about that in this case.”
– California Superior Court Judge Derek Johnson, after saying that a sexual assault victim “didn’t put up a fight.”
There’s nothing like an asshole wrapped up in the robes of a judge to make you question the validity of our judicial system. Fortunately, the California Commission on Judicial Performance has voted 10 – 0 to admonish Johnson publicly.
Hey, has anyone else noticed people who preside over courtrooms and satanic masses both wear black robes?
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