If you owned a business, what would you name it? A wood cabinet refurbisher called: Jack the Stripper? A museum called: Hands On Children Museum? A chimney sweeping business called: Ash Wipe? A book seller called: In The Margins? A record store called: Vinyl Resting Place? A gardening supply store called: The Dirty Hoe? There …
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Real vs. Fantasy
Could it be that surreal art is more real than attempts at realism? I have a deep respect for any artist who can make a landscape, or a portrait, look like the original view, but the longer I live, the more it seems to me that surrealism is more accurate. For example, go inside any …
Hemp vs. Marijuana
Let me start by saying I don’t feel like what I’m about to write is political. It has more of a healthy-lifestyle-choice vibe for me. I just want to voice my opinion on hemp and marijuana. Hemp has a variety of uses. You can make clothing out of hemp. You can make paper out of …
An Option Apart from Fireworks
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 …
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 …
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