"Crash Course in Respectability. . . . ."

"Chop-House Minstrel (Hacking & Spitting at a Tabloid Hack)"-- "Lawless" sticks it to Winona's turn-coat of a celebrity biographer! (¶)

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"The Drug War (Hokiness with Roots in Hell)"-- A more honest assessment of what makes drug warriors "tick"! (¶)

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"A Winona Portrait"-- A brief, wonderful little sketch I made about her! (¶)

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"Kaeto's Beacon"-- Life in Walmart and the Midtown bars with the "Square C" celebrity-wastrel types of the Metropolitan region! (¶)

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"Metallica Sketch"-- Life in the armpit of L.A and the frustration of young metal punks! (¶)

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"Atari Boonies"-- Up the twisting, rocky hill in Eureaka, Missouri you will find out the meaning of risk n' reward! (¶)

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"Lost Case of being Found"-- Skinny, alone, teenaged, maneless, and blue collar! (¶)

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"Hamburger Hill"-- "Mandatory Suicide", or just peer pressure? An informed choice! (¶)

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"The Essence of Creative Betrayal"-- The politics of power, if not wielded correctly, can totally backfire on "Vlad Dracul"! (¶)

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"King of Comedy"-- World of laffs, stage of woe unless you know the logistics! (¶)

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"E-mass²"-- The world of arcades with my younger brother, ending in the self-consciousness of a blues bar! (¶)

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"Hurdy-Gurdy"-- Some insights into women's romantic psychology! (¶)

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"The Prophesy"-- A Nintendo fortune-telling machine reveals all! (¶)

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"John Hughes Tribute"-- A nod to a very influential filmmaker in my personal zeitgeist!! (¶)

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"Lamont Don't Play That"-- "Homie the Clown" don't think much of First Period Chemistry! (¶)

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"Gold Brick on Apartment Way"-- Days of yard-sale "Pong", or being a lone, disconnected dot in the pre-internet era! (¶)

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"Civility's Spectre"-- As the bonds and traditions of society break down, we become "more like animals"! (¶)

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"The Magician"-- Who am I secretly trying to impress? Find out here! (¶)

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"The Atheist Delusion"-- A critique of Richard Dawkins' scorching "God is not Great"! (¶)

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"Alternative Microcosm"-- A low-key vignette of sheltered life in the '90s! (¶)

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"Post Office Babe"-- Winona better'd get down here quick before "I sin against my www. namesake! (¶)

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"The Shitty Beetles"-- Poking fun at the "jukebox" nostalgia industry! (¶)

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"Metallica's Vineyards"-- See "Napster" from Lars Ulrich's perspective! (¶)

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"Big Game"-- The sludgier side of the health-care debate! (¶)

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"Captain Stoner"-- Unclean, cross-eyed, rock n' roll "scuzz" culture circa 1993! (¶)

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"AC/DC Universal Adapter"-- A brief sketch of the Australian band! (¶)

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"Mission Objectivity"-- To succeed in the world, we must think with our head, not our hearts! (¶)

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"Maple/Inferno"-- Mugged by reality, neoconservatives fight back "and take it to the brink!" (¶)

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"Winona's Day Off"-- A tribute piece for Winona's birthday! (A bit early. . . . .) (¶)

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"Raising Cain"-- A **GONZO** trip into the heart of the American dream! (¶)

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"Bo-ass-ho State Religion"-- Satire was once described "as making fun of everything" except for being able to look in the mirror & wink, but I ain't exempted either! (¶)

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"Risk"-- A piece that philosophizes and plays around with the idea of myself as "A Winona seeker" with some realistic considerations. . . . . (¶)

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"YouTube It"-- The End of Free? Find out how the internet can be used "to turn a profit"! (¶)

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"Ring-Side Negotiation in THE HOLY LAND"-- Bringing a conflict to an end off in Israel/Palestine with WWF power-lifting tactics! (¶)

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"When Talk of Gun Control Makes Men JUMPY"-- "The Jumping Frog of Calvaras County" brought to the gun control debate! (¶)

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"Did Miss Ryder hire "Eddie Valiant" to case out "yours truly". . . . .?"-- Read here for a burst of good-hearted Oliver Stone-like rumor & speculation! (¶)

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"Hey Jann!"-- A bit of pot-boiler advice for the chief editor over at "Rolling Stone"! (¶)

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"The Killing Road"-- . . . . . . ! (¶)

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"The Headless Children"-- The ire of powerlessness, and the absurdity of "liberal Hollywood" when we have "the freedom of speech", "the freedom of conscience", and the freedom to use neither! (¶)

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"The Secret of the Bottle"-- . . . . . . ! (¶)

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"S.uspicious N.egro A.ctivity"-- Poking fun at anti-racist media events on college campuses! (¶)

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"How to Freak Out Alumni Giving. . . . ."-- This has to be seen to be believed! (¶)

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"Retchin' Ricci"-- Could I sink so low?! (¶)

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"Denise Franke Raises the Roof!"-- Singer/Songwriter House-party. . . . .! (¶)

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"I got Fucked-up on the Jerry-Springer Show!"-- No comment! (¶)

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"Hop-a-Long Scoop Rides Again!"-- Let the circle be unbroken. . . . . ! (¶)

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"How Trauma Grows with the Telling!"-- . . . . . . ! (¶>

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"Evil Walks"-- What kinda rant is this?! (¶)

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"Let There Be Programming"-- What hath mischief wrought since 1987?! (¶)

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"Letter to a 7th Grade Girl"-- A letter of encouragement to a girl in "the doldrum years"! (¶)

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