Giving Thanks

By The Angry Drunk

Tomorrow, in the U.S. at least, is Thanksgiving. It may be difficult to tell sometimes based on conventional observance and media coverage but there is a deeper meaning to this holiday than four day weekends, shopping and gorging oneself on roasted fowl. Thanksgiving is about reflecting on what you are thankful for; although given the [...]

November 26th, 2008 | Keywords: | View Comments - (Comments are closed)

More Reflections on ‘Social Networking’ And a Shameless Plug

By The Angry Drunk

A couple of posts back I went on one of my semi-annual rants about “social networking” and the fact that the New Media Douchebag contingent that most promotes “social” technology is the group that least gets it. The group of friends that I mentioned in that previous post is a great example of people using [...]

August 19th, 2008 | Keywords: , , | View Comments - (Comments are closed)

Here’s One for All the New Media Douchebags in the House.

By The Angry Drunk

So, I’m sitting here in my office, working diligently (seriously, for any potential employers out there, I’m working my ass off). I’m also seeing tweets fly by, and reading blog posts by Robert “I have more followers that God (literally, 31,617 vs 600 as of this posting)” Scoble shilling the latest New Media Douchebag Approved™ social blogging [...]

August 7th, 2008 | Keywords: , , | View Comments - (Comments are closed)

Wisdom From Nerdistan

By The Angry Drunk

Today’s particular hangover has blunted the all-encompassing rage a bit; so even I have to admit that this piece by Cory Doctorow in InformationWeek is dead on.  It probably explains why I have a grand total of 6 MySpace friends; and of those, one is mythical proto-hominid and one is a presidential candidate.  Or it could [...]

November 29th, 2007 | Keywords: , , , | Comments are closed

Valentine’s Day

By The Angry Drunk

And here we are on Valentine’s Day, the national holiday of florists, Hallmark and the cock-suckers at DeBeers. Well, fuck diamonds, fuck “greeting” cards and fuck dead flowers. But to my true friends, to the ones that I love and adore…. Thank you for being in my life. May you live as long as you [...]

February 14th, 2007 | Keywords: , , | Comments are closed

Friends

By The Angry Drunk

Which is better, to have many people you call “friends,” or just a few that you hold dear in your heart? It seems to me that, for ages, society has told us that we’re not worthy unless we’re loved by many. Media tells us that being alone is a horrible thing. If someone dies, and [...]

January 23rd, 2007 | Keywords: , | View Comments - (Comments are closed)

Shit Weekend

By The Angry Drunk

Well, this weekend was utter shit. Let’s keep the preamble short and get on to the bitchin’

###Part The First, Wherein The Angry Drunk Is Fucked By Bureaucratic Fuckwittery

The first hit came Saturday morning at the Motor Vehicle Department. To provide some background, I do not have a driver’s license. There are reasons for this, which I won’t go into now, but the bottom line is that I don’t have a license. Now, after a year of twice daily twenty mile bus rides I’ve decided to rectify the situation. So, after much wrangling to set up a time when someone with a working vehicle can accompany me on my quest, I schlepp my weary ass to the MDV Saturday [...]

June 25th, 2006 | Keywords: , | Comments are closed

Invocation of the Light

By The Angry Drunk

Even in the darkest night there is a Light that shines. A Light that guides us and keeps us and illuminates that which is Good and Worthy in ourselves. It is the Light that dispels fear, and hate, and sorrow. The Light may sometimes seem dim; it may even seem to fail entirely; but that [...]

June 17th, 2006 | Keywords: , , | Comments are closed


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