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Apartment Foto Friday #29 / Summer Finale

My blogging stamina is shamefully predictive. For some reason I can blog furiously five days a week for approximately two months. And then I become woefully uninspired and shovel manure for two weeks and pass it o…
The Racism of Christianity

There’s a popular t-shirt that’s mostly worn by suburban teenagers, twentysomething white professionals, and Asian tourists who like to shop at Urban Outfitters while in America. The t-shirt has an image of Jesus Ch…
Christianity Never; Yesterday Forever

Barack Obama is probably not a socialistic Muslim terrorist. He’s probably not even a Muslim. But, if he is, indeed, a Muslim, then he’s a very lousy one at best because from what I have seen, it has been well document…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Out of Business

Three months ago Starbucks began re-construction on their building and it's just now beginning to wind down. The place looks great. They have a snazzy new facade and a brand new outdoor patio. They've also redecorated…
A Week of Outbursts: A Tactless New Tradition

Over the past few years several annual traditions have developed in the realm of popular music. For example, The Killers have made it a tradition to put out at least one uninspired Christmas single every year since 2005…
The Atheists' Cafe: September 11

"May Allah bless those who senselessly lost their lives on this day eight years ago." I was going to put that as my status update on Facebook but changed my mind because I feared some people might think it's inappropriat…
Apartment Foto Friday #28

There's a new movie being released this week called Sorority Row. This movie looks as if it continues the grand tradition of thriller movies in which attractive and topless teenage girls get mutilated and murdered by ps…
FAQ You IV

One of the things that I used to do on this blog was answer frequently asked questions, mostly ones that I make up. When I looked back in the archives, I couldn't believe that it's been over two years since I last did t…
Black Xanga

Kanye West recently said that when it’s all said and done, history will remember him as the voice of this generation. He might be right. His popularity is unparalleled, and it is projected that his new album will sell…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Shots to the Dome

After the long three-day weekend it was pretty darn difficult for me to get out of bed. I was half-asleep all while getting dressed and groomed for work, and I looked forward to my morning cup of Starbucks coffee to wak…
The Great American Fall Guy (A Post on Socialism)

Southern California has been all over the news during the past week for two reasons. The first involved Michael Jackson. After two months of being dead, his family and friends finally planted him in the Forest Lawn Ce…
Apartment Foto Friday #27

I have a private rooftop patio that's connected to the loft on the second floor of my apartment. For the past three and a half years I've lived here I've done absolutely nothing with it. So, we decided to turn the p…
The Deconstruction of Abortion (Or, This Will Never Be Seen on Revelife)

People say that the moment in your life when you truly and genuinely feel most alive is the moment right before you’re about to die (or think you’re about to die). Many people say that in the fleeting moments before dea…
The Moral Deconstruction of Dating

Last year, New York governor Eliot Spitzer admitted to being involved in a prostitution ring. According to a federal investigation, Mr. Spitzer (known in the report as “Client 9”) paid for the services of a prostitute n…
Starbucks Story Tuesday: Old Brew, New Brew

It has been stated, recorded, and stated again by the Starbucks Empire that their primary goal is to make you consider Starbucks your “third place”, with the “first place” being your home and the “second place” being you…

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