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Thursday, February 9, 2012

A Letter Sent to Tim Cook by Don Hall

In keeping with my resolutions, I'm going to write an email and a snail mail to people in power and send it off.  I'll post them here and will add any responses I [email protected]

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Things That Could Be Proven On Tapes by Don Hall

“They’ve got a foreign policy that shows a lot of weakness,” Hannity said. “I know the President will say they got bin Laden, putting that aside.”“And the public gives him credit…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:26PM

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that those who run and hide when the Kosacks come are survivors, to be certain, but survivors who must live with the shadow of their cowardice.  And if you live in cowardice, do not …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AM
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The Power of Protest... by Don Hall

...And What Seems to Really Matter to We AmericansThe recent kerfluffle over the Komen decision to no longer fund Planned Parenthood - then switched to continuing to fund Planned Parenthood …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:02PM

Teachers SHOULD be Paupers by Don Hall

...at least according to Alabama State Senator Shadrack McGill:Teachers need to make the money that they need to make. There needs to be a balance there. If you double what you're paying edu…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:08AM
Monday, February 6, 2012

RESOLVED... by Don Hall

OK.I'm now 46. We know that. Now I make changes.I've always felt that a birthday is a better time to "make resolutions" than New Year's primarily because New Year's is everyone's holiday. Th…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:15AM
Friday, February 3, 2012

46 Years by Don Hall

Wow.Forty-fucking-six years old today.And I am NOTHING like I thought I'd be.I wish I could say that I had plans on what 46 would be but when I was in college, I simply KNEW I would be dead …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM
Thursday, February 2, 2012

How Well You Walk Through the Fire by Don Hall

How is Your Heart?-- Charles Bukowskiduring my worst times on the park benches in the jails or living with whores I always had this certain contentment- I …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that the central conflict of a Consumerist Society is between the convenience of the consumption versus the human costs of the production of that which we consume.  If you can't find…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ranking Spielberg by Don Hall

Apparently, Slate's Bill Wyman decided to rank the movies of Steven Spielberg.  I see a few of his points but I think he's WAY off on others.  Here's his list:The Sublime E.T.…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:20PM

Made in China by Don Hall

Most America flag emblems are "made in China."  Including every single American flag emblem sewn into the uniforms of our military.Most of the shoes we wear, clothes we wear, appliances…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AM
Monday, January 30, 2012

Grover Who? by Don Hall

If the Republicans have the House, Senate, and the presidency, I’m told that they could do an early budget vote—a reconciliation vote where you extend the Bush tax cuts out for a decade …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:21PM

The Downfall of Busey by Don Hall

I performed a piece for The Paper Machete Saturday.  I was asked to write a comic piece about a historical event that occurred on the day of the show.  I'm not all that experienced…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:05AM
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Everyone Can Have [Figurative] Balls by Don Hall

I just caught this via Facebook -5 Feminist Demands She Wants You to IgnoreandAmanda Rountree's Response...and it occurs to me that all the stereotyping we do each other stems from gender (a…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:13AM
Friday, January 27, 2012

Friday Roundup: A Boxing Glove With the Definition of "Socialism" On It by Don Hall

Sometimes, That Guy Needs a Punch in the Fucking GobI realized a long time ago that there are only a few Liberals and Lefties that really like a dustup with the obnoxious, revisionist asshol…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:06AM
Thursday, January 26, 2012

The GOP Version of John Kerry by Don Hall

I *almost* feel bad for Mitt.The GOP base (at least the rabid ones who vote in the primaries) have expressed their overwhelming desire to have any fucking crackpot be their nominee instead o…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:12AM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that a day off should involve not showering, meandering from napping to watching movies to napping some more, repeat.  A day off is an opportunity to recharge the battery, not fill t…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:01AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Watching Hollywood Become Broadway by Don Hall

In the recent dustup about the (now) defunct SOPA and PIPA legislation, it occurred to me that Hollywood (the primary motivation behind the bills) is doing what all anachronistic&n…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:12AM
Monday, January 23, 2012

Taking Offense by Don Hall

"I think offense is taken, not given. If you don't let yourself be offended, you're not offended." - Ricky GervaisShit White Girls SayShit Black Girls SayShit Latinas SayShit White Girls Say…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Why Doesn't PETA Just Beat These People Into Next Week? by Don Hall

I eat meat.I like eating meat.Yes.  I have seen Food, Inc. and I still eat meat.Rather than shame people for eating meat, my suggestion for PETA activists and vegans is to attack those …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:38AM
Friday, January 20, 2012

Newt Was Appalled by Don Hall

"Appalled?" Really, Newt?According to history, it was Republicans who were the most despicable "Dirty Tricksters" in politics from the Nixon Administration on.  According to history, i…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 02:17PM

Friday Roundup: Is It Me You're Looking For? by Don Hall

If You Keep Voting for Them, They Will Take You for a Ride...Well, glory be, somebody out in Kansas ran the numbers: Families making under $25,000 a year will see their taxes rise $156 a yea…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:04AM
Thursday, January 19, 2012

REBOUND by Don Hall

To spring or bounce back after hitting or colliding with something.After colliding with a failure.After colliding with a broken promise.A confidence broken.A job revoked.A missed basket.The …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:07AM
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that, when someone on the Beltway says something outrageous to get media attention and CNN goes on to cover the statement nationally, well...c'mon guys......that a couple of recent films …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:00AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Is College No Longer Pragmatic? by Don Hall

I'm happy I went to college.When I initially went, my goal was to...go.  Nothing more than simply doing what almost no one (except my Aeronautical Engineer Genius uncle - whom I was nam…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM
Monday, January 16, 2012

All Else is Grandiose Romanticism or Politics by Don Hall

You begin saving the world by saving one man at a time; all else is grandiose romanticism or politics. - Charles BukowskiWatching the coverage of the GOP Primaries in tandem with the online …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Peeing on the Dead by Don Hall

So the Marines took a piss on the dead bodies of some Afghan soldiers.What's the big deal?Metaphorically, we took a big piss on their entire country so you'd think by now we'd be used to the…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 07:29AM
Friday, January 13, 2012

Friday Roundup: "Excuse Me While I Eat My Sandroid." by Don Hall

And Here's an Even Better Answer to Tom Laughlin...George Lucas was on the Daily Show to promote his new flick Red Tails.  It is, if you believe Lucas, the first action picture with no …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:09AM
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Creating Our Own Reality by Don Hall

According to my grandma, she just bought my mom a car, takes no medicine, and hasn't had dinner but isn't hungry.My grandma lives in a care facility (in the parlance of a less cautious age, …

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:03AM
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

I Believe... by Don Hall

...that the worst part of a fucking head cold is not the aches, nor the sore throat but the constant itchy nose and snot running out of your melon head the whole time.  Ugh....that reli…

SOURCE: Don Hall at 06:02AM

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