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Two words: GO ARMY. A soldier stands his ground against Islamophobia.
And scores one for First Amendment Freedom of Religion.
This reinforces the impression I’ve always gotten about people who serve in the United States military. (If you live in Virginia, you meet a lot of them.)
They have a strong value system and a sense of service, a clear understanding of the Constitutional freedoms they protect.
And they’ll put a punk in his place when necessary.
Shared by Uni Lad magazine:
How the CIA secretly published Dr Zhivago. (BBC News)
[“Soon the book’s blue linen covers were found littering the fairgrounds. Some who got the novel were ripping off the cover, dividing the pages and stuffing them into their pockets to make the book easier to hide,” The Zhivago Affair says.]
Wow.
Thanks to Dagda Publishing for the link:
“Magic potion,” sent by mail.
This arrived yesterday from my Connecticut Muse — a “magic potion” for a writer’s productivity.
People close to me know I can be a bit skeptical where paranormal claims are concerned, but I can vouch for this, at least.
It’s some damned fine “dark” sorcery, and tasty too. Thanks, Amanda. 🙂
“Hannibal.”
It’s the thinking man’s “Walking Dead.”
I … can read Kindle books without having a Kindle?
Didn’t see that one coming.
It’s a free app available at Amazon.com, and it’s quick to download. You do need to be a past Amazon customer. Ya learn something new every day. 🙂
http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311
“A lot of sports happened.”
Found on VectorBelly.com and Imgur.com.
This reminds me of my news reporter days at the Culpeper Star-Exponent, when I would endlessly kid the sports staff about their beats.
Of course, I was just being an obnoxious twerp. My more experienced colleagues, David Utnik and Michael Hicks, were tremendously capable journalists who handled people and information with skills that I hadn’t learned yet.
But … to someone who is NOT a sports fan … this IS rather what sports interviews sound like!
Thanks to my great friend Carrie Schor for passing this along. 🙂
A frightening future, skillfully envisioned — God help “The Pustoy.”
“The Pustoy” is a frightening and effective set of vignettes detailing the rise of a genocidal dictator in a dystopian future Britain. When scientists ostensibly discover “the soul,” a scapegoated underclass, accused of being without souls, are executed on sight. They are “The Pustoy” (Russian for “empty”), and their government sanctioned murder is painted cheerfully by the government as a needed national public service.
Philippe Blenkiron’s creation is an epic political poem with depth and detail, but it is still quite easy to read. Fans of “1984”and “Brave New World” will doubtlessly find it a dark and satisfying bedtime story.
I think what surprised me the most is that this poetry collection will please fans of horror and thrillers as well. Blenkiron has a terribly nice knack for rendering fearful images – be sure to take a close look at his various descriptions of the Staffhounds. Yeesh. If Blenkiron so masterfully creates such scary bad guys, it makes me wonder whether he might write horror stories. I’d happily read them if he does.
He has a wonderfully unique voice. And his ability to juggle of various points of view – each of which has a distinct, character- specific voice – is admirable.
This is a compelling set of poems. Pick it up here at Amazon.com:
Bucket List Addition: Planet of the Apes. (DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL.)
1) Save enough money for voice coaching lessons to develop the best Charlton Heston impression ever. Also, bail money for disturbing the peace.
2) Visit Liberty Island wearing nothing but tattered slacks.
3) Just fall to my knees and start screaming: “You blew it up! You maniacs! God damn you! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!”
Fast food public relations “Don’ts.”
Fun with neologisms. Or not.
A Taco John’s manager in South Dakota allegedly forces a 16-year-old gay employee to help customers with a nametag bearing the slur “Gaytard.”
It’s an interesting use of language — he’s managed to target and disparage two demographics with as many syllables: gays and people with developmental disabilities.
Forget the old saying — I suspect that there actually IS such a thing as bad publicity.
See the link:
http://www.advocate.com/business/2014/06/26/teen-restaurant-worker-forced-wear-gaytard-name-tag
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 