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I'm a sort of inner city gargoyle by nature. I knocked around for years being thematically broke, then finally got a stable job and began painting and playing music.

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Health & Fitness > Medicine Development Children and medication: Generation "Med"?: 51 of 72
The regular medication of children has become a behavior pattern of itself. Some very important principles of medicine are just not being addressed. Somehow, medication has taken precedence over not only medical practice, but medical ethics. We now have "Management Syndrome", the cure-nothing approach. Probably helps the big ... More..
Other Jokes: Army jokes: 5 of 7
CONFLICT IN CONTEXTPick a war. Any war. Mountains of bullshit and glaciers of equivocation will enhance your life. Volcanic apathy and homicidal pettiness will enrich thee. Thrilling incompetence will add to your collection of tokens of admiration while dazzling stupidity will encourage a belief in bloody nearly anything. Lif... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Security & Safety (Other) Should Internet community sites allow complete freedom of speech or should content be regulated for inappropriate material?: 42 of 57
COMMUNICATION IS A HUMAN RIGHTThe net, despite itself, and its global supply of wreckers, saboteurs and misanthropes, is starting to get some dialog working across national boundaries and the seemingly endless divisions of humanity. For the first time in history, communication between peoples is possible on an everyday level.... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Assessing self-publishing vs. traditional publishing: 21 of 28
WRITING IN THE 21ST CENTURYA few years of playing post office with publishers have convinced me that I have absolutely no empathy with the industry. Self publishing is no picnic, but at least you can get the job done.A few issues:1. The entire traditional publishing industry is obsolete. It's a series of costs, overheads, and... More..
Home & Garden > Lawn How to plant lawn grass: 3 of 4
Preparing the ground for turf (sods) or seedsMost important in growing any lawn is soil preparation. It doesn't have to be hard labor, or even difficult.When planning your lawn, first identify the area the lawn is to cover.Choose your preferred type of grass.Whether it's turf or seed, the grass needs a certain level of reliab... More..
Sciences > Microbiology Why we study microbiology: 7 of 9
VIRUSES ON THE MARCH: IS THIS THE VIRAL CAMBRIAN?If you want a reason to study microbiology, you're breathing it, and now is the time to do it. Something extraordinary is happening in global microbiology: the advent of the viruses as a global force. Viral populations have exploded worldwide in less than a hundred years. They'... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: My most amazing gardening experience: 49 of 62
The seminal moment for me in gardening was the day I moved in to a house and took a jaded look at the "garden". A lavender bush had managed to survive, the rest of the block was a collection of rather sad looking weeds. The "block" was one of the weirdest subdivisions I've ever seen, like someone had just ruled a line on two ... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) The dictatorship of fashion: 4 of 5
TRILLION DOLLA COMA- THE FASHION INDUSTRY AND THE GIRLS FROM AUSCHWITZAnorexia. More anorexia. See what the dead little girls are wearing this season. Happiness is a photo shoot and a failed liver. Dresses to die for, skirts and blouses for the therapist. Child abuse comes in many forms, and this is arguably one of the most u... More..
Entertainment > TV News & Commentary Reactions to the Sopranos series finale: 17 of 21
SOPRANOS- GOODBYE, AND GOOD RIDDANCELet me say now, I loathed the Sopranos, the hype, and the whole idea of the show. All I saw was yet another sycophantic effort at glamorizing organized crime. The mysterious habit of portraying social parasites as some form of hero has never appealed to me.I'm not suggesting bringing back t... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Artists: 9 of 11
ARTISTS AS A SPECIESIf there's a weird beast by definition, the artist is it. I'm the son of an artist and nephew of another. My family history has a constant stream of dichotomies, and one side is full of artists and the other full of accountants. Dad's side is the artistic side, but Mum's does have one well known artist, th... More..