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An Open Letter to my Fear | Drivel Balderdash & Twaddle
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Drivel Balderdash and Twaddle. An Open Letter to my Fear. I hear you. I mean, I don’t really have a choice. You are a loud-ass motherfucker. In this moment, you are a vuvuzela/megaphone hybrid in the orgasmic throes of a menage-a-trios with an air horn and Fran Drescher. I hear you. So loud it hurts your eyeballs. I’m just going to go ahead and let all you sexist fuckers die, then. Basically the entire reason the “fight or flight” response evolved. But still, sometimes, maybe chill the fuck out a little?
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Tactical Therapy: July 2014
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Observations from the domestic trenches. On Whether I Miss It. Well, no. Turns out I moved to a state that prioritizes college degrees over experience (one of which I don't have and the other I do). Turns out I additionally moved to a state with a 4% placement rate for police academy graduates, because there are too many applicants and too few jobs. Whoops! One question I keep getting asked is “Do you want to go back into law enforcement? Do you miss it? You want to know the sick thing? With it. I kn...
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Tactical Therapy: May 2014
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Observations from the domestic trenches. Probably Not A Groundbreaking Observation. Recently, I’ve been poking around OkCupid again, scoping out eligible persons in my local area. I’ve been a veteran online dater since the AOL days (a/s/l? Man, her cheekbones could cut glass. Next! Her nose is seven degrees too upturned. Next! I’m not sure her smile is close enough to the Golden Ratio when measured against the length of her face from chin to hair line. Next! No web page can really capture a person and no...
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Tactical Therapy: December 2014
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Observations from the domestic trenches. I am very sad for my country these days. Just two cultural teams pitted against each other, I know at the end of the day I’ll probably protect an imperfect power hierarchy over bloody anarchy if it comes to that. Finally, I’m sad because I know my sadness is a pale, offensive distraction compared to three black families burying their dead as they limp towards an icy, bone-white Christmas. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My obsession with the Flint Water Crisis persists.
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Tactical Therapy: Black Box
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Observations from the domestic trenches. This video game discussion begins, as you would expect, with a passage I was reading from Slavoj Zizek’s Looking Awry. If this psychoanalytic analysis is correct about the cause of the outrage on the part of the hardcore gaming community, it may also provide insights on why this battle is all the more worthy of being fought. If video games (like film) shape consumers by not just giving them what they want but instead teaching them. 0 responses to "Black Box".
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Tactical Therapy: April 2015
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Observations from the domestic trenches. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My obsession with the Flint Water Crisis persists. Lookin' for me, gorgeous? Penny Not Required: Thoughts for Free. Blurred Lines on Blurred Lines. John F. Buckley. Thank You, John and Christopher! The Circle of Life *Cue Lion King soundtrack*. A Game of Me. You Call This Interesting? Sure, Why Not? There was an error in this gadget. There was an error in this gadget. Converted into Blogger Templates.
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The Laugh List | Drivel Balderdash & Twaddle
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Drivel Balderdash and Twaddle. At some point (probably a sad one), for some reason (probably because being sad sucks), I started collecting a list of things that invariably make me laugh. I call it The Laugh List. Am I not the most creative namer of lists EVER? Anyway, here are all the things I turn to when life is just too much and I need to crack a smile and release some sweet, sweet endorphins into my blood. This gets best just after the minute mark. Also, this link. Has come in handy at times. Click ...
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Krista Cox | Drivel Balderdash & Twaddle
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Drivel Balderdash and Twaddle. Author Archives: Krista Cox. My White Ally Pledge. Posted in Social Commentary. I am a white person. I am a part of the problem. I didn’t choose to be, but that does not exonerate me. I actively try to make things better, but that does not erase my privilege. I do not harbor hate, but that does not make me immune to the messages about race that permeate our society in often invisible ways. 5 I will take action. I will not be silent when I witness racism. I will not ...7 I w...
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My White Ally Pledge | Drivel Balderdash & Twaddle
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Drivel Balderdash and Twaddle. My White Ally Pledge. Posted in Social Commentary. I am a white person. I am a part of the problem. I didn’t choose to be, but that does not exonerate me. I actively try to make things better, but that does not erase my privilege. I do not harbor hate, but that does not make me immune to the messages about race that permeate our society in often invisible ways. As a white person who wants to be an ally to people of color, I make the following pledge:. 6 I will do my best to...
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