Monging More Hatred

PJG’scomment yesterday, along with Foodleking’s response, opened my eyes to something that I had not fully considered. So indulge me as I wander back into hatred for another day. Let’s begin with the dictionary, which defines hatred as “the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.” That’s the definition I ... Read more

Who are the Hatemongers?

Thisis a doctored picture of my niece in Northern California doing a honk-and-wave in support of Proposition 8. The guy standing next to her clearly was on the other side of the issue. With a smile on her face, Stallion’s Niece said to the “Jesus Didn’t Teach Hate” guy, “I have a lot of respect ... Read more

Chapter 4.2

DarrenShaffer was halfway through the pitch, and, in his mind it was going well. Better than well. Better than his wildest dreams kind of well. When Leo Chakiris had called him to complain about how he’d treated his son on the movie set a few days ago, he never imagined he’d actually get this kind ... Read more

It’s the middle of the night…

Obama'svictory comes after having gone through the five stages of political grief, so there was no sense of disappointment or resentment. Indeed, it's kind of nice to know McCain is gone from the political scene forever. Congratulations to the President-Elect. I do think it's pretty cool that this nation has taken a significant step toward ... Read more

Halloween Vignettes

Tookthree-year-old Stalliondo trick or treating. He charmed the pants off of everyone he met. He was dressed as a lion, and he'd roar on demand with the appropriate lion fury. One person giving out candy laughed and said, "Lions scare me, but you can come back anytime you want."  To which Stalliondo replied, "Okay. How ... Read more

Capturing my Election Ennui

I'vechecked out of the election, but I did see this video, which made me laugh. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM0C5wPoL94&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&fs=1] It's a response to this video, which made me want to throw up. If you haven't seen the original "don't vote" condescension from the Gods of Hollywood, then the response video may not make you laugh as hard ... Read more

Chapter 4.1

Hello.I'm kind of too distracted to blog much, and I have no interest in politics, so I'm posting more novel chapters. Hope you don't mind. It won't be all novel all the time, I promise. But your comments on my book are wildly helpful, and I'm addicted to them. I'm going back to the original ... Read more

Chapter 7, or Chapter 3.5

Okay,this is the last piece of the original Chapter Three. I really recommend reading the whole thing all the way through as one piece, because many of the questions you're asking get answered in due course. If it feels choppy and incomplete, I think that may have something to do with the fact that the ... Read more