Author Archives: James L'Etoile
Where Does The Darkness Come From?
Darkness There is something mysterious about the origin of darkness and it is so much more than the absence of light. This darkness comes from within and infests the soul. We seem to be witnessing a rising darkness around us. Shootings, bombings, beheadings and child abduction, all carried out in the name of what? An column inch of […]
Yet Another Sign of the Hipster Apocalypse
The “Coming” is nigh and another sign of the Hipster End Of Days has been revealed unto us. An Apocalypse… It started innocently enough, a day like any other. I’m supposed to be writing, because my “To Write” list has swollen to uncomfortable levels, and before I realize what’s happening, I’m drawn to Google, like […]
Precious, My Precious
I experienced an awkward moment this week. There was another blog post planned for this week, but, the more I thought about what happened, the more I felt the need to share it with you and purge the stain from my soul. It started innocently, I swear. I’ve mentioned on this blog that our Corgis, […]
The Real (Maybe) Story Behind The North Korean Cyber Attack
North Korean state sponsored cyber attacks have claimed their first victory. I’m not going to get on a political stump and bemoan the decision to cave to the terrorist’s demands. The wisdom of letting a petty tyrant dictate our freedom of expression has been debated to death over the last few days. Instead, I will […]
12 Steps to Holiday Re-Gifting
‘Tis the season of giving! It is better to give than receive. I think that’s how that goes. I dug into my historical vaults to find the origins of this nobel sentiment. Scholars debate the first time these words were spoken. I found the true initial utterance of the phrase and it was not in […]
Holidays are Infectious
A Holiday Infection Advisory: What is it about this time of year that drains the life force right out of your soul? I’m talking that empty bone marrow feeling that hits every Black Friday and won’t stop leeching at your jugular until the week after New Years Day. Little known scientific research has recently discovered […]
Make Procrastination Your Bitch
Listen. Can you hear that? Tick, tock, tick, tock… The clock spring unwinds and each swipe of the pendulum is like a 50,000 volt charge to your frost-protected nether regions. Get off your ass – tick, get moving – tock, get something finished for crapsake – tick. Time is wasting! This particular time of year […]
Whores, Weasels & Barracuda
Negativity Attracts Nay sayers have magnetic personalities, and not in a good way. They attract opposites (positive people) and overpower them with a constant barrage of negative, unconstructive blather. The constant stream is an abrasive that wears good people down, until they don’t want to try anymore. Negative people are like the spirits on those […]
Don’t Be A Butt
I considered not posting because, this week Kim Kardashian’s butt on the cover of Paper Magazine broke the internet. I’ll admit, I saw it – like a train wreck that you simply can’t look away from. (you won’t find a link to her photos in this post, so you can go elsewhere for that visual) […]
Writing And Torture
Behold the art of torture. Pain, discomfort and fear are powerful motivators. Extorting confessions and achieving compliance through coercion is a “tradition” dating back thousands of years, usually in the name of God, King, or Country. Fast forward to the present and the “Bringers of Pain” continue to wage war on innocents, but the motivation […]
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