Mmmkay, class. Starting off class with a nature documentary today. Was it wrong of this guy to interfere with nature? Some have compared this to slapping a cheeseburger out of someone’s hands. I feel like that’s a stupid analogy because the cheeseburger isn’t mooing for its life anymore. We’ve neatly cleaned our hands of that task by allowing the slaughterhouse to do the work. If this mantis were about to.. Read More
How much are your organs worth?
Ever woken up in a tub of ice, plus one scar and minus one kidney? I’m lucky that this inconvenient side effect of being young and dumb and drunk and hanging out with questionable Europeans providing questionable recreationals in questionable locales – was never one I experienced. In fact, as I sift through my historical chronological baton-pass of bad decisions that was my lifestyle choice for so long, I come.. Read More
Rise of the maize-chines
I get confused about Frankenfood. When I hear the word “GMO”, I think “Monsanto”. And when I think of the ominous “Monsanto”, I imagine the HQ factory being located in a castle atop a windy hill, behind creaky iron gates, where the backdrop is always either a dramatic thunderstorm or dark clouds forebodingly prepared to transform into one at any given moment. And, naturally, an unnatural field of corn and.. Read More
HabitHacks for Humanity: Ice bucket challenge freezes the ego
Anyone else think this’d be cooler if it were the “scalding hot water challenge”? Kidding. Kind of. I mean, trends like these already catch a lot of flack and get dubbed “slacktivism”. And while that’s one way of looking at it, I kind of like them. It’s not just because of the ALS awareness raising. (I mean, that’s good and bless the hearts of anyone going through this god awful.. Read More
Is Ronald McDonald feeding us fellow species members?
(Zing fish FTW.) Let’s pause. I’m not a fan of McD’s. It’s got Pennywise as its mascot and the bottom of clown satan’s pitchfork is its golden icon. And now that that’s been said, I can say this: I’m also not a fan of going along with shocking “news” blindly just ‘cause it aligns with my preexisting beliefs about crappy meals. Sometimes I’ll fall prey to my own brain trying.. Read More
Prayer and self-sufficience aren’t mutually exclusive
Prayer. Tell, me – what’s the first thing that came to your mind just now? For me, it’s that slutty Madonna video I loved as a child. The irony of it, like most of her work (rocking cone bras and talking god) appealed to me because even as a kid I seemed to get the general idea about religious hypocrisy. Even now, the word “prayer” always brings to mind the.. Read More
Someone has a case of the it’s-not-the-weekendzzz
Why does Monday get so much hate? Unlike you commoners, I enjoy a nice job that I can do from home which allows me to not have to worry about Mondays anymore. But that’s mostly because you end up working every day when you can see your techy-work-station in some form from every piece of furniture in your house… and you like what you do. However, I stand by the.. Read More
Siri’s a ride o’ die ass bish.
Ever wonder if technology could help you hide a crime? Like the bodies of telemarketers you’ve tracked down and murdered? Or feed dispossessed pets to an ATM? Well, wonder no more! Much like our spiritual paths, our god given homicidal gifts can be educed easily if we only look at that which we already have. Like Siri, for instance. And, indeed, today’s tech accomplice (techomplice?) award for assistance in murder.. Read More
Pilot lands plane sans an arm? #likeaboss
Fake arms and legs are a great thing for people who’ve, ya know, lost their real ones. But what happens when the replacements fall off as you’re running complicated gadgets? Lately this seems to be a problem for people with prostheses on planes. I remember that one story about the drunk lady who took off her own stem sub and started wielding it at plane staff and passengers like a.. Read More
14 year old squats for 4 days at WallyWorld
Now, that’s just impressive. A fourteen year old kid camping out in a Walmart for the better part of a week? I mean – the feat itself is impressive. First, I give him kudos for being able to remain not-caught for four whole days. Second, that’s some cognitive kung-fu of the gladiator genre if he was able to hole up in that portal to hell most people have to ride.. Read More