62 days ago by jaded

Driving up the mountain last night the sky was the color of blood orange, a strange combination of a low clouds and lights surrounding the concrete plant along the river front. Eerie, seductive and an omen for impending rain. This morning the clouds (fog?) was so thick I couldn’t see my neighbor’s h ...

sanity is a cozy lie - sanityisacozylie.com · 1 reference

167 days ago by herculodge

There once was a man in his early twenties. Socially awkward, especially around women, he had never even been on a date. Instead, he withdrew into his college studies, found companionship in books, and grew an unruly beard. Untouched by human warmth, his demeanor was a bit crazed and unsettling. His ...

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172 days ago by herculodge

“Those people” is a generic term for the marginalized and the unfortunate, those who are regarded as freaks, pariahs, losers, and lunatics. Sometimes “those people” are perceived legitimately as crazy, undesirable, or malignant or all three. Other times, they are mere scapegoats, projections of thei ...

herculodge - herculodge.typepad.com/herculodge · Rank: 30,488 · 15 references

214 days ago by maggs737

J. expressed concern today that he was one of “those people” (i.e., Americans, the only real people) who is really into Germany. You know: grouping their identities around lederhosen fandom due either to a tenuous genealogical bond or a young-adult interest in wizardry. Those people: throwing a Wand ...

edible derangements - ediblederangements.wordpress.com

254 days ago

Rising from the grave of my subconscious and shambling toward the bright light of your computer in an inexorable quest to eat your brain, these are... ...The Little Details. [More]

Thinking Allowed - tomlommel.com/index.cfm · 4 references