by DMcGirr | Nov 26, 2014 | Writing, WTF America
Personal censorship As far as I’ve seen of it, America is a country of big ideas. Ideas like a constitution, to enshrine the rights that the people have. The interstate system, or the great public works of the 30s and 40s. Never was a job done by halves out here. To...
by DMcGirr | Nov 25, 2014 | Writing, WTF America
Fundamentally misunderstanding the problem So I’ve noticed a recurring theme in this life, as well as in this country I currently live in. Everyone’s got a problem. Doesn’t matter what the problem is, everyone’s got one. They can talk about it for hours, or sometimes...
by DMcGirr | Nov 24, 2014 | Writing, WTF America
Healthcare Boy have I not been looking forward to this one. It’s been on the list of prospective topics since the beginning of this work, and I’ve dreaded it. Because this topic is so huge and nebulous. It’s like trying to eat a bowling ball – how the hell are...
by DMcGirr | Nov 23, 2014 | Writing, WTF America
Religionish Ohh what a hum dinger. So we know that your average Yanquai is posessed of great confidence. Those in positions of power hold even more. And those who appoint themselves to positions of power hold the greatest confidence of all. Your neighbourhood watch...
by DMcGirr | Nov 22, 2014 | Writing, WTF America
Another Planet Follow me on a journey. You had taken your protein pills, you have put your helmet on. You’ve been blasted into space, and your mission to be the first dude out the door on a new planet. As you travel, you see the place you come from fade behind you,...
by DMcGirr | Nov 21, 2014 | Writing, WTF America
Is Arizona insane? So when I moved here there were questions. Many questions. The main question from Americans was; why of all places that you could choose, would you choose Arizona? Well the simple answer, and the answer most representative of the truth is as...