fallon's blog

You always hear these post 9/11 post office horror stories. People, particularly those that must deal with packages, are leery of anything that looks, smells, or feels funny. Who wouldn't be?  Read More »

No one knows his name, but everyone around here knows him on sight. He is shorter than I am, maybe 5'6" with graying hair and a beard that looks more like he's simply forgotten to shave for several days than a true attempt to keep a beard. His eyes are this pale grey color that, while expressive, always seems to look vacant.  Read More »

Those nasty, bad Muslims started the tradition. Those nasty, bad black people started the tradition. Those nasty, bad homosexuals started the tradition. Those nasty, bad Mexicans started the tradition.  Read More »

At first, everything unfolded according to a time-honored ritual. Seven plain-clothes detectives and a uniformed officer entered and announced their presence. The bar staff stopped serving the watered-down, overpriced drinks, while their Mafia bosses swiftly removed the cigar boxes which functioned as tills.  Read More »

Every so often we get to read one of those posts about how awesome ProgressiveU is. I have to confess that I adore those posts. ProgressiveU is a wonderful place. Where else do you get to discuss really important things with really awesome people that you would otherwise never have known? Certainly not Myspace  Read More »

Third parties, as we are all by now aware, are the root of all evil. They undermine our political system and take away much deserved attention from the phenomenal and deserving Democratic and Republican parties. Thanks to people who voted for Nader in 2004, Kerry lost the election and the evil tyrant Bush won.  Read More »

Religion has always been an interesting thing to me. It's one of those subjects that has so many facets, no matter how long you study it, there is always something new to learn. So, when I got the chance to sign up for the Culture: Religion and Identity course my college offers, I jumped at the chance. What better way to spend electives than on courses that you're interested in taking?  Read More »

*Rant Advisory*

According to a CNN article, "a couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights for punishment appeared in a North Carolina courtroom Monday to face charges of murder and felony child abuse."

...!!!  Read More »