Category James L’Etoile
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 […]
12 Steps for A Happy Halloween
Have you noticed how some people don’t understand the simple idea of Trick or Treating on Halloween? It’s not rocket science. Kids, dressed in their spooky little costumes knock on your door, say “Trick or Treat,” and you give them candy. Pretty simple, wouldn’t you agree?’ Then, why in the name of everything Halloweenie, do some […]
Mirror, Mirror…
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the weirdest of them all? Writers are a strange bunch. Individually, writers tend to exhibit the personality quirks of a lone wolf terror suspect. They are introverted, often under the influence of mind altering substances (coffee and/or booze), are observed talking to themselves, and have an end game focus. […]
Five Signs That The Apocalypse Is Near
The End is near. Repent now. Seems like everyone has a prediction about the End of Days. A rain of fire, earthquakes, a planet killing meteor, or tidal waves of epic proportion; the exact method of human extinction is up for debate. Some look to the heavens to confirm the interstellar alignment of planetary bodies, […]
Airline Travel Is The Final Frontier
To boldly go where everybody and their hillbilly uncle are going today. That captures the essence of air travel for me, as of late. Gone are the days when a family vacation meant getting out of bed at four in the morning and getting tossed in the back seat of a 1960 Studebacker station wagon, […]
Get Off My Damn Island!
Have you ever wished that reality television was real? I don’t mean to pop your bubble here, but what passes for reality television has about as much basis in real life as a six legged cat from the pages of a Dr. Seuss story. The Real Housewives of Fargo, or wherever the hell that show […]
The Real Domestic Terrorism Threat
I’ve uncovered an insidious conspiracy, one strategic push threatening to bring the walls of our civilization crumbling down around us. This menace is so vile and inhumane that the Geneva Conventions considers their activities war crimes. This terror cell uses deception and coercive techniques, including: Torture Forcing victims to swear allegiance to a false doctrine Genital mutilation Held […]
Where is My Reset Button?
Ever have one of those weeks when the tiny little CPU inside your skull starts to vibrate from the overload? I swear I smell something burning. While I uncoil a paperclip and jab the pointy end in my eyeball, let me explain how I got here. Everything demands attention, this very minute. Do this! Make that! […]
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