Category Archives: Horrible Stuff

The Horror of Facebook

  I have been spending more and more time on Facebook, and learning how it substitutes for actually living your life. People who hang out there are losers, like me, or else they’d be doing something out in the world. … Continue reading

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A Terrible Story: Weigh In

Kelli Stapleton is in jail without bond, for the attempted murder of her daughter Issy. Kelli has documented her challenges as Issy’s mom in a blog called ‘The Status Woe.’ Issy is a lovely blonde 14 year old who is … Continue reading

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The Inner Sting

  This picture of Roona Begum and her mother says everything I could ever say about everything. I have not been able to stop thinking about it. Primarily, I see love. I see the absence of god. I discussed the … Continue reading

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Okay, I’m Sixty!

Now what?

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Sgt. Paul David Adkins: What a Fucking Cunt!™

  On day two of the Pretrial Hearing, David Coombs asked Captain Steven Lim about a 2009 email “PFC Manning wrote to Master Sgt. Paul Adkins with a picture of himself dressed as a woman…and how his gender identity affects him…[h]ow it … Continue reading

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Schoolgirl Issues

A few days ago, I went out with my husband to look for shoes. While he looked, I headed for the kids section to look for a schoolgirl skirt. Just like all normal people, I have a fetish for pleated … Continue reading

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The Crash Reel

  Once in a while, I see a film that is so transformative, I wish I could make everyone watch it. The Crash Reel is exactly that. It is a fucking gem in every way and I want you to … Continue reading

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Human Kindness Overflowing

  Last night, I stayed up until dawn after taking in too much suffering. I am trying to learn tonglen, a method of breathing in suffering and breathing out compassion, but I forgot. I forgot, and found myself dwelling on … Continue reading

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Desecrating Your Temple

  Everyone is freaking out about Michelle Kobke, who managed to create a tiny waist by wearing tight corsets. Personally, I find it disturbing to look at, but if her body is her temple, she is free to desecrate it. … Continue reading

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The Last Meal

I’m too old and sad to enjoy mocking death the way I used to. But Death Row trivia continues to fascinate me, even though it’s politically incorrect to express anything but outrage on the subject of the death penalty. Photographer Henry … Continue reading

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