Category Archives: Politics

POTUS SchMOTUS

First of all, admire the new digs for SecondHand Tryptophan! Thanks to the lovely Rent a Geek Mom, the design went live last night and I'm really liking it. Hope you do, too. Caitlin did a great job. My bud, Mic, drew the header graphic for me, so a big thanks ...

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Where I React Profoundly Upon Seeing it’s My Two-Year Twitterversary

First off, there will be NO SECONDHAND RADIO SHOW tomorrow (Thursday). My guest, Danielle, had a last-minute thing come up. This works out well, since I just found out I'll be in Daytona Beach for a few days, and the Internet situation looks dire. We'll reschedule Danielle for later this month. Second, ...

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I’m Gonna Betchslap the Dumb Outta 2009

Fuck, it's DECEMBER. The last month of the year. How'd that happen, right? Worse yet, it's the Holidays. Fuck me with something hard and sandpapery. Yeah, so not a fan. When I was a wee lad, the Magic was still there. Months in advance, I'd pour ...

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Magical Barack

Oh, Magical Barack, Please use your supernatural powers to flash-forward 24 hours past all this inaugural bullshit. Listen, I voted for you. That's saying a lot. You're the very first time I voted Democrat. Now I implore you, get your ass sworn in so we can finally be ...

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I Have No Candidate

Over two years we've been dealing with this fucking mess called the Presidential campaign trail. Two YEARS. Absolutely ridiculous. I hit the saturation point a long time ago, as many of us have. They call it political fatigue, though fatigue isn't strong enough a word to describe it. It's more like critical mass. My head ...

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