Author: Mark Alexander

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Quote of the Day

He is a titanic—and I mean titanic—fraud. We have listened to this guy for many, many years in this country, on his moral high horse assaulting the dignity of gay people, across the board. His moral preening is famous throughout the land. Yet he is the most obsequious of all Trump’s cultists in the cabinet.

There have been occaions, as George Will points out, where speaking on Trump, in front of Trump, Pence compliments him on an average of every 3.2 seconds.

We have never seen such slobbering servility by a high government official in this country than we do in Mike Pence and Donald Trump. It is amazing. He’s supposed to be service the American people. He’s the Vice President of the United State,s and he acts like he’s the house butler at Mar-a-Lago.” ~ Republican Steve Schmidt

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Shower Thoughts

The early 21st century is going to be noted for the sheer number of videos that were exchanged of men masturbating on camera.

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I’m Going To Hell

“With her atrocious performance on the maxi-challenge and that runway look, Jules is definitely going to be lipsyncing for her life.”

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Released Thirty Seven Years Ago Today

Grace Jones: Nightclubbing (1981)

Her best, IMHO. And if you haven’t, you really need to hear it on vinyl played through a good system.

What I still find amazing is how Pull Up To The Bumper—whose subject matter and lyrics, while certainly tame by today’s standards and definitely not about parking a car—got as much mainstream airplay as it did.

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Proud

Several months ago—after even more months of concerted study and testing—Ben received his NBCT (National Board Certified Teacher) credentials. I was proud of him for accomplishing this at the time, and even moreso when we attended the annual NBCT gala where the certificates were passed out.

Congratulations again, my Love! You. Are. Amazing!

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Epic

Ron Perlman’s (@perlmutations) absolutely epic Twitter screed:

I gotta tell ya, after 18 months ‘o this shit i’m pretty sick and tired. Sick and tired of people in high places taking a shit on law & order. Sick and tired of taking a shit on the memory of hundreds of thousands of American men and women who died stamping out Nazism.

Sick and tired of shitting on the memory of men and women about their heads Bashed in on southern bridges, hoses and dogs turned on them, batons turned on them so that we begin begin to act civilly toward one another among all the races.

Sick and tired of cronyism. Sick and tired of corruption. Sick and tired of Pius people not knowing the difference between decency and rape. Sick and tired of people who call themselves patriots not having the foggiest idea of how a democracy should function.

But most of all, I am sick and tired of being a voice in the wilderness; abandoned by our so-called guardians of the constitution who sit by and watch it all burn. Who display cowardice in the face of assault, knowing that all that is sacred is being burned and still do nothing.

I feel weak. I feel nauseous. I feel impotent. I feel betrayed. I feel alone. I feel terrible.

For those who have followed me, you know I have left nothing in the locker room. I have even almost half heartedly but also almost full heartedly suggested I throw myself into the fray, digging as deeply as I could to summon hope and decency. But I didn’t know What I didn’t know.

didn’t know how desperate we are to all hold onto our tribalism. I didn’t know how easily we could be divided from one another. I didn’t know how much hatred truly existed in the nation I came to love and believe in.

I’m taking a break. I’m going back to my little corner of the world where all I have is poured into family, friends, and the nobility of storytelling that celebrates our commonalities and not our differences. In the words ofJoni Mitchell, if you want me I’ll be in the bar…

Ron, you’re not alone.