INTEROFFICE COMMUNICATION FROM: Satan TO: Minions RE: The United States of America, Planet Earth It looks like we’re finally making some real progress in the United States of America. Naturally, as your Supreme Leader, I take credit for the brilliant idea. But it was our diligent force of minions working tirelessly there, who carried out [...]
A Memo from Satan
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Where to Hide the Bodies?
With folk looking to lessen their impact on the environment, the subject of burial has popped up. It makes for a very interesting discussion. In Oz, cremation is used for 90% of burials. That is a total turnaround from the early 1900′s when it was very rare not to be buried “6 feet under“. When [...]
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Screw You, I’m Fifty-Two
…And I have wrinkles, receding gums, and a higher income tax bracket. But there are some benefits to aging, believe it or not. If you were paying attention at all, by the time you’re over fifty like me, you’ll have learned something about life. The following are some things I now know for sure to [...]
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The Disappeared of America
Who remembers the ones who have been lost and have not yet returned? In Latin America, forced disappearances are done for political reasons. The disappeared ones, as they are called, or los desaparecidos. It is the political version of genocide. People thought to be politically dangerous for any reason at all ─ one night they [...]
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The Cutie with the Blonde Mop of Hair
I am cleaning out my apartment today, purging things I no longer need, anticipating the move I will make in two months to a nicer, more quiet neighbourhood. I’ve stumbled upon a little pile of candid photos of my mom that date back as far as the late 40′s when she was simply a little [...]
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