Category: Live Bullshit Free
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Stuff Life Teaches You — California Earthquake Edition
Every time a temblor rumbles somewhere other than where you are in California, something inside heaves a sigh of relief. And disappointment. The 5.8 temblor that rattled California today struck mostly remote wilderness out in the Owens Valley, not far from Mr. Witney (California’s highest peak). A storekeeper in Lone Pine — the closest town…
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How Did “Do Unto Others” Become “Do What We Say”?
Ya know the game “telephone”? A person whispers something into the next person’s ear — who then whispers what they heard into the next person’s ear and so on until we get to the last person. Usually, the original message gets wildly corrupted into total gibberish which makes everyone laugh when they hear it —…
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When Is A Fact Not A Fact?
Let’s start with basic math. We can all agree that one plus one equals two, right? We can all agree that the moon revolves around the earth and the earth revolves around the sun. Keep in mind — we can’t actually “see” the moon revolve around the earth — or the earth revolve around the…
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Unfortunately, There’s Really No Such Thing As “Fair”
“Fair” is kind of like the Buddhist notion of “Bodhisattva”. A Bodhisattva is someone on the road to enlightenment. But they’re not there yet. If they think they’re there? They’re definitely not “there”. Enlightenment is as hard a goal to achieve as “fair” is. It’s more surreal than real, more abstract than plastic. And it’s…
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Since “Republican” Is Now Toxic, What Should “New” Republicans Call Themselves?
From a purely branding point of view, it really sucks to be Republicans right now. If you’re still a card-carrying member of the GOP, think of all the awful things your brand is now co-branded with — joined at the hip and head like the most freakish conjoined twins ever: overt racism, religious extremism, self-destructive…
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America’s Gun Laws Are Racist
That’s not a revelation. No one should read that headline and think “You know, I never thought of that.” They should think: “Damn right they are!” That’s how obvious it is. This is not virgin territory. Not even remotely. Plenty of ink — electronic or otherwise — has been spent on the subject. Consider that…
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Donald Trump Cheated To Become POTUS — Here’s How He Did It
It’s entirely possible that Donald Trump has lived his entire life without ever winning anything either fairly or squarely. That includes the presidency. I wonder if that’s why he keeps projecting his illegitimacy. We knew as the results came in election night 2016 that something wasn’t right. Yeah, losing always sucks. But election night 2016…
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Freedom Has NEVER Been “Free”; It ALWAYS Comes With Responsibilities
“Freedom”, like “liberty”, is one of those words everyone thinks they understand. If I’m free, I get to do whatever I want. Anyone who tries to restrict my “liberties” is restricting my civil rights! Horse shit. Horse shit on steroids. Most Republicans have a 5 year old’s understanding of freedom. They think freedom means “you’re…
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If You Arm People As Part Of Their Job, You’re Inviting Them To Shoot People
I’ve spent the bulk of my career in show biz. I’ve run TV shows. Written & produced feature films. I’ve cast thousands of actors. After hiring them, I wardrobed those actors. It’s amazing what happens when an actor goes into their trailer, takes off their street clothes and dons the outer layer of a person…
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Musings On Marijuana
I didn’t start out a pot guy. When I was in high school back in the 70’s, marijuana was around. A guy I was friendly with was a hard core stoner; he stank of weed in class and watched us all with a strange, pleased detachment I now recognize as euphoria. On the occasions when…