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Now,
It goes without saying
that this means I am a deadly super-spy,
put into sleeper mode, hidden amidst the sublimely mundane
Only faintly conscious of my true importance
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Three minutes in to the Gettysburg Address, growing increasingly irritated with murmuring in the crowd, Lincoln paused from his speech and said, “It means ’87 years ago,’ idiots.” There was no President Hayes. As a cost-cutting measure, the president was replaced with a magic 8-ball. Thus the phrase, “outlook is Hayes-y” was born. Nixon refused […]
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9:35am – Went to the grocery store. People seemed frantic. Grabbing anything they could find. For some reason people were especially focused on cheese in jars. Also beer. Both non-perishable. Has something terrible happened? Bought some jar cheese, duct tape and battery-powered lanterns, just in case. 10:20am – Getting concerned. Overheard someone saying how much […]
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Right now, we’re just a couple of guys, standing on the porch on a snowy night, talking about pudding. But make no mistake, fail to produce some figgy pudding and we will burn your god damn life to the ground.
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I am thankful to have the whole family together this holiday evening, especially those who haven’t spoken to each other for so long, to share this special meal. I am thankful for this wonderful looking turkey, and the honor of carving it. I am thankful to hear the constant, joyful, piercing shriek of so many […]
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In rhetoric, there is something called “affect transfer.” Usually used in visual composition, it’s when you generate an emotional response, and then immediately put it with something to which you’d like people to connect the emotion. In writing, it’s a simple matter of sentence structure. Visually, we tend to be drawn to the center of […]
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“This Is Just To Say” By William Carlos Williams I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold This is Just To Say… Under no circumstances eat The plums That are in The […]
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April 22, 2024
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