Every now and then I am going to share another blogger with you. Here is the first of this series.

TOP 5 GOLDEN TRAGEDIES

by Jules Surface

When it comes to tragedies, my loyal reader, I want to clarify a few irritations; no, they are not tear-jerkers. Tears irritate me, and not because I am a testosterone-fueled, heartless, mangy monster (it’s my steroid addiction that makes me that). No, I dislike much of its use, with regards to film, because often it is used for the sake of reminding people of terrible times, rather than truly creating something tragic. I do not call on any watchers of film to stop crying (Please, bawl away), but I’d like to give credit to the ones that can touch that heart of even the most emotionally numb human being (I should mention the steroids, again).
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Perhaps, Dear Readers, it was staying up and watching the Royal Wedding ( I couldn’t sleep…shuddup!) but I got to thinking about invention.

I remember once sitting in a bus station cafeteria in Washington DC and being utterly amazed by the pop-up-plate-thingy … take a plate…Bam another one pops up. What mad genius came up with that?

So can you spot genius from mere whimsy?
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The voters of this country turned on the Democrats for one and one reason only.

 

The Economy.

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I have been talking with a lot of people recently, and they almost all have the same tone when we talk about the country, about the future. Ennui, leaden words, fragile hope.

It doesn’t matter if the people were Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal…

What is wrong with us? Why are we feeling so defeated?
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