The House vote to impeach the president accomplishes almost nothing.
Echo Chambers and Bubbles
One of the things I've noticed about political posts on social media is that, when it doesn't turn into an argument, it's basically just a person who already knows how much the current administration/Congress sucks posting yet another sucky thing they did or said and then a bunch of other people who already know current administration/Congress sucks being like "Argh, that sucks."
Another Poem for Brautigan’s Rainbow Trout
They make waterproof phones now;
Paraklausithyron
On the Face Of It: The Design of Money
The fact that pieces of paper have power isn't what bothers me about money. I can understand pieces of paper having power; a lot of power resides in language, and paper is a common vessel for language (not to mention art, though the two are not, I think, unrelated, especially in this context). But U.S. bills are just weird.
Hope and Joy Are Leaving for the Coast
I said, 'Hope and Joy are leaving for the coast.' They just gave their two weeks' notice.
Year in Review 2015.5 HD Final REmix: Podcasts
It probably says a lot that for a podcast that's basically just conversational versions of Cracked's lists of fun pop culture facts, I picked out the two episodes about race and guns. I just don't know if that says more about me or more about them.
Year in Review 2015.5 HD Final REmix: Music
I can't deny that My Favourite Faded Fantasy is a beautiful album. The lush arrangements with Rice's plaintive, heart-wrenching vocals floating on top make for a transportive listening experience from beginning to end. But there's something about this album that makes me uncomfortable these days.
A Heap of Thoughts on the “Mainstream”
The following thoughts were inspired by someone (hereafter Person) saying that “mainstream rap” was of drastically decreased quality these days.
Clearly I’m Not Going to Heaven
It's a thick ship's rope, / not a camel, / that can't pass through the eye / of a needle / (a mistranslation).
Certain of Eventual Failure 