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My fascination with CHAZ is a lot like my previous fascination with Tiger King. Both are train wrecks filled with terrible people doing terrible things to other terrible people, terribly. CHAZ is a six block area in Seattle and the name means “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone.” According to the signage…
You’ll have to forgive me for my stance that I still hold. You see, the ever present danger I grew up with was “Mutually Assured Destruction” and we, as a society, refused to cower in fear over the Communist threat. This generation is more interested in sprinting toward Communism and…
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I remember when getting pizza meant going into town and sitting down at the Pizza Hut, where we had a waitress and a pitcher of Pepsi. There was a Space Invaders game, and if I had been good, my dad would give me a quarter to play a game while…
What happened to all the quarterbacks already? Andrew Luck suddenly retired. Nick Foles is out with a collar bone, an injury he really needs to let heal rather than return this season. Ben Roethlisberger says he’ll return next year after his elbow surgery, and for what it’s worth I believe…
On the subject of my birthday, which just so happens to be today, let me tell you a little something about my birth. In 1973, my mom’s water broke during the 1st trimester. The doctors were planning a D&C after that weekend, but stopped when they detected a heartbeat using…
The 70s and 80s were my formative years, and that meant frequent visits to the malls around Des Moines. Merle Hay Mall was closest to me, so that was the home mall. Valley West Mall was where all the rich people shopped and I was sure the girls in that…
Watch this video on YouTube This is my favorite recording of this Switchfoot song. Enjoy!