News Release from the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office Attorney’s Office announced that it will not prosecute the resident of 3212 Virginia Avenue, James Parsons, in connection with a shooting on December 28, 2008. On December 28, 2008 at approximately 9:50 p.m. Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to 3212 Virginia Avenue regarding a burglary [...]

Guy: How you doin’ today, man?Me: Besides being in jail? Oh, fine I suppose. Yes, today blew.

The concept of altruism is to commit a completely selfless act –that is, one where there is no expected return of any sort from the beneficiary of the altruistic act. In order to avoid any internal self-compensation – such as a positive feeling of generosity – one must also have no sense of what ends [...]

Throughout my travels, I’ve decided that Peru was the country I would most likely return to, and if possible live out my days in. Here’s yet another reason for me to do just that: The Constitutional Tribunal ordered that Pablo Cayo be given his job back as a janitor for the municipality of Chorrillos, which [...]

The Times cheered me up with this nifty little article of common myths, including the ‘hangover cure’. I’m still hesitant to believe that, though. A bottle of water or gatorade before I go to sleep (If I’m not completely shit-faced) and a couple cups of strong, hot, boozey coffee first thing in the morning (and [...]

On Characters in Fiction: Eric Rosenfield makes the claim that not all good fiction has to be character-driven. Richard Brautigan would agree. And (as Eric said) so would PKD. In the Comments section on Dan Green’s post, the very first comment mentions that art is necessarily solipsistic. Is literature is limited to the perspective of [...]

First they infused bacon with every known fast-food burger known to man. I’ve bitched about this before. Now they’ve made Bacon Vodka. Higgs Boson couldn’t come at a better time. There is something deeply disheartening and savage about these turn of events. At the same time, it does lend credibility to the idea that bacon [...]

What’s with all the lists? It’s not New Year’s Eve! I digress… Two lists of things you must do while drunk/involve boozing: Top 10 Drinking Achievements Before You Die – I’ve done 7 of these. I haven’t run the taps, been to Oktoberfest in Germany or Brewed my own beer. A man is, ultimately, the [...]

It’s been a long week. I work with a guy who is the real-life basis for Carl from ATHF. It’s surreal. An old man offered to get me high and watch porno with him while I stood in front of a Super 8 Motel on Tuesday night drinking beer. There is a billboard in Warner-Robbins [...]

LA Governor Bobby Jindal needs to stay put for four more years –or eight, depending on the situation. Megan McArdle talks about the gas tax holiday and makes it easy for the rest of us. This guy wins the Best “reason for leaving your previous employer” Award: Wizardry. Putting ‘Fired’, ‘Scheduling Conflicts’ or ‘Drinking’ on [...]