The Grog Song

International Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day fast approaches (Sept 19th) so I thought I’d post a song I wrote in Niger about the best drink in the world… GROG!

Protected: Ah, Peace Corps Niger

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KING COUNTY COUNCIL MINUTES

The following is an excerpt from the King County Council minutes from the State of Washington.

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Barbara: “I’m telling you guys, the monorail is the way to go.”
Dave: “I don’t know if I can take any more Simpson’s references, why can’t we just drop it.”
Tim: “If we drop it, we appear weak. Plus, how many cities [...]

IT FELT LIKE SCHOOL ALL OVER AGAIN

I finally wrote and posted my first blog post at the website I’m interning at. I gotta say, it felt like school. Unlike this blog where I can just yammer on and on about things and not really care about structure or if it’s even interesting, this piece was tough.
http://memebox.com/futureblogger/show/708-utopian-vs-dystopian-futures
It felt like school, but whatever. [...]

LITTLE-KNOWN PEOPLE IN HISTORIC PHOTOS

Heinrich Dofflebanger: Heinrich killed himself minutes after this photo was taken. He thought Hitler was going to pat him on the head for doing such a great job of protecting his car. In actuality, Hitler was just saluting everyone. He was also terribly depressed when he found out that the hat his wife gave him [...]

THE MOST DEPRESSING CARTOON EVER

Above you will see what I consider to be the most depressing cartoon in the world. Granted, I have not seen every cartoon in the world, but this one holds a special place in my heart. I grew up idolizing Calvin and Hobbes.
For me, Calvin represented the imaginative side that was trying to [...]