December 2006
6 posts
God's Judgment
The God of a world like ours - a world of rich and poor, sadness and happiness, problems, challenges, solutions, successes, tragedy, mediocrity, genius, failures and more (varied, in other words) - is checking out the world of another, more amateur God, which has nothing but people who are happy and rich all the time no matter what. “Wow, that’s creative,” the first God yawns.
A theory of death
Everyone is connected, and everyone has different weaknesses. So anything you do that may not have an affect on yourself - but is someone else’s weakness - hurts them a little bit. Like, anyone not allergic to almonds who eats them is slightly damaging people who are allergic. And then they’re hurting you back by wearing wool, which slightly irritates your skin condition.
And...
Retirees Who Couldn't Take It Anymore
From my dad:
We had dinner at the Bernie’s last night. The 90 year old Bernie was talking about how tolerant he was but sometimes rudeness is too much. Years ago when he lived in Florida, he and a couple of other retired men - all WW2 veterans - used to sit in folding chairs by the side of the intercostal waterway. This is a canal that connects inland parts of Florida to the ocean. One...
Contract death gone horribly, horribly wrong
From Kiko Agustin:
A man who planned his death by signing a contract spends his last day in his hometown. He does everything that he wants to do but before he finishes the last thing something bad happens. His parents are killed and he wants to find out who kills them. So he tries to find out where the killer is before he is killed. And in the end he does not succeed and he dies.
Online Poker Mockumentary
An animated mockumentary about Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournaments. But instead of the main stars being normal looking human poker players, the interview subjects are all online poker game avatars, like: a beat-up ice hockey player, a vampire, a donkey, a boulder with a face, a mummy, a chicken, a girl in a space suit, a pirate, a gecko, an ATM machine, a shy turtle, a South American dictator,...
"Respect Your Elders" pun T-shirt
A white T-shirt with big, bold black letters that read: “Respect Your Elders.” Framing the words on either side are two elegantly-drawn Mormon Missionaries riding bicycles.