El Solo Lobo

Here’s why I support burning a Koran. First, you should note I don’t say THE Koran. That’s an important distinction. Along with most other liberals, I am totally opposed to burning and banning books with the intent of stamping out ideas. If there were only a few Korans in existence I would be fighting to get as many copies made as humanly possible. In most cases those days are long past...in the current age of the Internet, web pages, Wikipedia, tweets, etc. it’s close to impossible to “stamp… Continue

There are many things of which a wise man might wish to be ignorant. There is truth in the old saw about ignorance being bliss. Yet, one cannot unring a bell. Once the silence has been shattered by the clanging, the echos resound forever...or until Alzheimer's. Prepare for a cacophony.

There are many things for which I'm thankful, and I have no problem saying so...even directly to the people to whom and for whom I am thankful. But this alleged holiday, like all the others, really pisses me…

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Death of an Atheist

I was born in the Springtime

In the Winter I will die

The Harvest Moon is shining

As my time draweth nigh

I brought in some sheaves, I guess

Though now I don't rejoice

For to embrace religion is to

Silence freedom's voice

The cool chill of Autumn's wind

Slithers down my spine

The harbinger of death I hear

Whisper through the Pines

I do not stand and quake in fear

Or call out to a god

No more down…

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