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#338 Thomas Dolby Can Fork Right Off Back To England So He Can “No Kings” His Own King Charlie.
Wherein I talk shit about Thomas Dolby and tell you how Thomas Dolby is such a forgettable one hit wonder that almost everyone mistakes him for Howard Jones.I repeat Thomas Dolby’s name a lot here in…
#337 Believing, Deceiving, & The Never-Ending Pressure, By Enemies, To Employ & Engage in Both.
Wherein I pivot from bad customer service offered by corporations, to the much worse constituent disservice provided by every bureaucratic government and government mandated agency.When charm and…
#336 I’m Not Qualified To Give Life Advice To Anyone But That Doesn’t Stop Me
Wherein I implore the people who ask me for advice to think about what they are doing.Tangents and rambling as usual.No refunds.
#335 One Third Of Your Life Is Spent Dreaming. Why Don’t You Care???
Wherein I explore the topic of dream journaling and why I can’t figure out why people don’t seem to give a shit about the miracle of dreams.I know I sound like a child.I don’t care.Dreams are worth…
#334 Customer Service Is Designed To Punish & Humiliate You. Who Does Better, Indians Or Filipinos?
Wherein I tell you about my day yesterday, in which I dealt with no fewer than 30 incompetent customer service reps, only one of which I could say was white.It was miserable.Unbelievable really.I’m…
#333 The Truth Doesn’t Exist If It Ain’t On The Internet.
Wherein I give the origin story behind changing my name to ???, how it didn’t really work, and how it was born out of wearing too many hats in my old band, only to have the Internet erase my…
#332 Funny Hats
Wherein I sermonize about the sermonizers and why you might want to consider just how silly their hats are before you take them seriously.I argue that funny hats are really little more than liability…
#331 Stop Being Gay
Wherein I say a bunch of gay shit about gay things in hopes that people will stop being so gay and maybe, you know, get back to the business of not being so gay all the time.Lots of oil talk in this…
#330 Everything Is A Miracle & We Can’t Stop Bitching
Wherein I rant about a billion things, take a bunch of side roads about this hand and the other one.I ain’t got shit figured out.But, that’s fine.No refunds.
#329 A Story About A Dead Friend Singing To Me From His Grave
Wherein I talk about the gobs of music made by myself and my friends that will likely never be heard by anyone, and how maybe the only music we listen to should be by those who know our name.Stoner…
#328 I’m Transferring My Files From This Cloud To That Cloud & I’m Not So Sure I Know Why
Wherein I get existential about the likelihood that the digital era will be a black hole for future archeologists.If you ain’t printing and making stuff in the real physical world, you can count on…
#327 It’s Hard To Admit You Miss People Who Hate Your Guts
Wherein I review the culture of the last ten years, more specifically since the family wrecking psyop known as Covid, & ponder how much they were able to destroy, how hard it might be to repair,…
#326 It’s Only A Matter Of Time Until You Get Sick Of My Shit
Wherein I give fair warning and address the most recent person who wanted me to know that they were sick of my shit.I’m sick of my shit.Try to be original.No refunds.
#325 President Cheeto’s Lovely Lack Of Sanctimony
Wherein I say a bunch of stupid shit on this topic, wasting your time, my time, and everyone else’s.In fact, reading this synopsis is a waste of time.You either want to waste time listening to my…
#324 Please Stop Trying To Make Me Care About Israel & Iran
Wherein I make a plea based on an entire lifetime of you assholes trying to make your problems, my problem.If I could snap my fingers and make those two ideologies, Judaism & Islam, disappear,…
#323 I’m Uncomfortable With Nudity, Mostly My Own, But Yours Too
Wherein I describe the weirdness I experienced when I kinda accidentally became a photographer of naked people, strange rules I made in order to be “professional”, how everything changed this week…
#321 Solitary Confinement- Aren’t We All On Death Row Anyway?
Wherein I aimlessly ponder the concept of imprisonment, solitary confinement, solitude vs loneliness & why the heck large groups make me feel more isolated than being totally by myself.Why do…
#320 If Every Turd You Ever Flushed Came Flying Back In Your Face, You Could Call It Facebook
Wherein I discuss the recent human phenomenon of everyone you ever flushed out of your life, for good or bad reasons, being able to, or being kinda forced into, spying on you & knowing things…
#319 Some Mean But True Stories About Zach Galifianakis, David Cross & Gavin Rossdale: Total Douche
Wherein I tell some stories that I should probably keep to myself, but, for whatever reason, I feel compelled to share, to give just a little context to the whole “eating babies” thing.If you like…
#317 Trans Killers/Victims & The State Licensed Monsters Who Make Them,
Wherein I tell a story about how I came to be closely involved in the horror known as “Gender Affirming Care”It seems like many are still in denial about it all and are looking the other way.That’s…
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