The Psycho-Sexual Symbolism of Little Red Riding Hood

The story of Little Red Riding Hood has long been considered an textbook example of rape symbolism, Jungian death archetypes and timber wolf pornography; but, there are also connections to the tenets of Buddhism, the influx of the adolescent dreamscape and the disappearance of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. It can be shown conclusively that the […]

What I Miss About Working On-Site

I miss the frequent fire alarm evacuations. It was as if the mom of everybody said, “It’s too nice outside for you to be on that computer”… I miss copying the inside of my mouth to check for a swollen uvula. I miss talking to others over a wall. I think it really helped me […]

Are You an Attention Whore?

Do you drive your sports car with your top down even though it isn’t a convertible? Did you bring a pot-bellied pig to the last funeral you went to? Did you wear full body paint to your last comic book convention or family picnic? Have you faked three heart attacks in an afternoon or five […]

Random Thoughts: Resurrection

I’ve found that, when I’m having trouble fixing something, the problem usually is that I’m not swearing at it enough. He told me that I was a complete and total fraud… but, I was just PRETENDING to be a fraud… She HUMILIATED me by pulling my pants down at a party… well, actually, I pulled […]

How Do These Thoughts on Lightning Strike You?

(Ironically, I’m trying to get this typed out as a storm has moved into my area, this morning) If you want a tree exploded or to lose power in your neighborhood, you just can’t beat lightning. Lightning is caused by an electric potential between the clouds above and the ground. Clouds create a static charge. […]