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Blog Sluts and Attention Whores

It is often said within the blogging community that blogging is egotistical. This should be common sense and shouldn’t invoke any polarizing feelings, but this sentiment is sometimes expressed with implicit negativity.…
The Blogdratic Formula

I’m a dreadfully boring kind of guy. There’s nothing dynamic about my life, and it’s reflected in my formulaic approach to writing blog entries. First, I pick a superficial topic off the top of my head that most people…
The Killing of a Blog

I don’t understand The Killers. They are allegedly an alternative rock band whose music is played on alleged alternative rock radio stations. But, like most Americans who are alive, I don’t know if Brandon Flowers want…
Superficiality

There is a popular television show on Fox called 24. It chronicles the adventures of a federal agent turned rogue vigilante named Jack Bauer (played by Kiefer Sutherland) as he fights terrorists and thwarts their attemp…
"Quote" Unquote "Nonsense"

I’ve never been the type of blogger that keeps a blog as a personal journal because I can’t imagine that anyone would be interested in anything that goes on in my life. My ego isn’t that big for me to assume that people…
Where Did All the Black People Come From?

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…
Blithering Idiots

Why is everyone in the media afraid to say that Sarah Palin is a blithering idiot? This is not a rhetorical question. I want you to answer this question out loud no matter where you are or what you are doing. Why is e…
The Blogdratic Equation

I’m a dreadfully boring kind of guy. There’s nothing dynamic about my life, and it’s reflected in my formulaic approach to writing blog entries. First, I pick a superficial topic off the top of my head that most people…
The (Metro)Link Between Life and Death

The greater Los Angeles metropolitan area has a population of over 17 million people. This population is sprawled across five counties (Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino) which encompass an are…
manilajones Forever

There is a popular feel-good saying that goes, “Dance as if nobody is watching.” I generally agree with the sentiments of liberation and un-inhibition expressed by this phrase. Of course, I don’t take this expressi…

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