It did occur to me when I wrote that last ‘barchive about American Culture and funeral fireworks, that I haven’t ever written about a company called The Great American Pyramid. Here’s an interesting concept. The company will mix your ashes, or your remains, into a 3 foot by 3 foot block of concrete, and add …
Author Archives: Kurt Gailey
American Culture
American culture is one of perpetual acceleration. It’s a culture of addition. It’s a culture of hyperbole and one-upmanship. When an American gets heartburn from eating too much, he doesn’t stop consuming things, he adds to it by popping a couple of antacid tablets. When making a sandwich, an American doesn’t stop with the lettuce …
Images from Adjectives
Everywhere and pervasive, images are what accompany this barchive and many others. We have images of ourselves. We have images of media personalities. Words create images in our heads. Especially when laced with adjectives. You can change the idea around with the adjective. You can change the feeling with the adjective. You can change whether …
Why I Refuse To Do DST
(If you’re thinking this article is too long to read, there’s a summary. Scroll down and read that.) Let’s start with the name: Daylight Saving Time. It’s a misnomer. It may have to do with time, but it does not save daylight. We haven’t found any way to alter time at all, let alone bottle …
Recently Read: How To Lead A Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller
This was decent entertainment. For this one I had high expectations, because I had read all of the Kiki Strike books. Those are extremely fun, but this isn’t about those books, is it? This is a review of How To Lead A Life of Crime. Anyway, I was already a fan of Kirsten Miller’s work, …
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