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Blog Selling Virtual Things

My cousin, Steve Metze, asked me how one could make money selling virtual things. Well, the entire Second Life economy is a lot like the US economy, only it’s based…

Sep 4, 2007
Fiction Shifting Sands

This is a short story about two men in the middle of the Iraq war from each person's perspective. One is American and the other is Iraqi. I messed up this assignment because it was supposed to have three perspectives, which threw my creative writing class off. They were confused as to who was speaking. To compensate for that problem, I color-coded the text. But it took away from the point of the exercise. And we can’t expect people to print stories in color. That’s called a comic book. Anyway, I decided to keep the two speakers in two different fonts because I wanted it to be <i>immediately</i> obvious that there were two different narrators.

Dec 3, 2004
Bad Poetry sickle and sword

i have an endless number of names throughout the ages whatever my nom de plume, i am the author of insanity inside the minds throughout all of time and space…

Sep 17, 2002
Bad Poetry Skywatcher

We ride this world, an island of the cosmos Which falls forever towards our sun. We’re perched on the cosmic beach Poised to hold on to one. The jet-black dome…

Sep 9, 2002
Blog So, this happened.

We interviewed Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes at his house for the upcoming series, Unlocked. I feel it’s appropriate (and important) to make a note of something that happened that…

Feb 10, 2015
Articles Something Must Change in Syria

International laws have been broken in Syria. Atrocities have been committed. And more importantly, many more will be committed if we do not act.

Sep 11, 2013
Shared Stand by Me (Gaian version)

“Everyone needs someone to stand by them.” This video is the very essence of Gaian. It starts out simply enough with one man and a guitar, but it slowly and…

Oct 16, 2009
Blog Standardizing Tests

Since I was an elementary student I have been particularly good at taking standardized tests. That’s because they are targeted at: A. Caucasians. B. the middle class. C. males. D.…

Feb 21, 2012
Blog Statue of Oxidated Liberty

I would like to see something done about the discoloration of the Statue of Liberty. Not many people realize that the distinctive green color that is associated with the statue…

May 11, 2001
Blog Staying out of the Chick-fil-A debate

So, you disagree/agree with all of the bitching about Chick-fil-A? Oh, what’s that? You don’t actually care? You just want to bitch at everyone who’s bitching? Well, be careful what…

Jul 24, 2012
Blog Stewart-Colbert2008.org Now Online

It’s time to change the sheets! Let the campaign for a new America begin! It’s not official yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t start the groundswell of support. Sure,…

Oct 12, 2006
Blog Stop using www. right now!

I grew up in a town of about 12,000. Everyone I knew had the same area code and the same prefix to their phone number. For anyone calling from, say,…

Jun 27, 2007
Blog Storm across the Field

The music is José González’s version of “Teardrop” by Massive Attack. The video is nature’s version of a massive storm attacking the field in front of me. It’s mostly dark,…

Jun 6, 2012