Category: Nonfiction
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Of Covid and CatsOkay, story time! Late last Monday/early Tuesday (April 5th) noticed our cat (Masque) was having some problems. She spent about 30-35 minutes trying to pee and failing. When she finally managed to go what little she produced had blood in it. Now, as any person with basic knowledge knows, blood belongs in the body…
Blog · Essay · Nonfiction · Political
Take Stock of Your StocksBy now I expect you all know me fairly well. You know I'll jump at any chance to point out the failures of late stage capitalism, and normally I would LOVE to tear economic policy a new one over the whole GME (Gamestop Stock) debacle. But something bothers me about the whole situation. Specifically, more…
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Me Doth Think The Left Doesn’t Protest EnoughWednesday, January 20, 2021 was a huge day for the USA. Sure, there was the whole deal about ousting a mutant Cheeto from public office, but here in Portland, Oregon we also experienced another incident between protestors and federal forces. This was just hours after President Joe Biden was sworn in. Now, there's a…
Blog · Essay · LGBTQ · Nonfiction · Political
Unslipping the Slippery SlopesSomething's been bothering me about recent attempted coup at the US capital (beyond all the normal anxiety a violent coup causes) and I've finally figured out the problem. Many of the arguments being used against the insurrectionists parallel the arguments the right has repeated used against the minority communities to which I belong. Specifically, I'm…
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Symbols Symbolizing SymbolismLet's talk symbols! They're great aren't they? It's a fast, easy way to convey a lot of information in a tiny bit of space. For example if show the you the '$' symbol you immediately know I'm talking about money. But more specifically you can also infer American money (dollars as opposed to other currencies…
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Outside the BuildingThere is a houseless person outside the building where I work. They set up a tent on the small patch of grass between the building's side entrance and the parking lot to a dying strip mall. Whenever I mention this to my more well to do friends they express concern for me and my safety.…