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The Greatest Used Book in History

Posted on February 4, 2011 by You Monsters Are People

If you have ever wondered where books go when they die or are just a few decades old and no longer relevant, I can tell you.  They all end up in a dilapidated library that smells like old cardboard and … Continue reading →

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Unpretentious Devotion: Romantic Advice from Dogs

Posted on January 14, 2011 by You Monsters Are People

If you lay down in the prone position before establishing a dominant relationship with a dog, there is a good chance that he’s going to hump you regardless of your preference on the matter.  Dogs do not overanalyze relationships.  In … Continue reading →

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Too Detroit for Chicago: True Lies by the People who Told Them

Posted on December 31, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

Some time ago, I applied for a job where I would live in Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry for a month.  It’s one of the more impressive and enjoyable museums I am aware of and I sincerely wanted a … Continue reading →

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The Farcical Campaign on Corpulence and Being an Accountable Human

Posted on November 5, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

Yesterday I temporarily existed on a plane of purple and gold bewilderment after having read the headline, “San Francisco Cracks Down on Happy Meals and Their Ilk.”  It didn’t make sense because it conjured images of burly men in shiny … Continue reading →

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Being Right, Finding Yourself and Other Things that Don’t Matter Much.

Posted on October 27, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

Quite a few people drift through life like those fuzzy dust particles drift through beams of light.  A few will shine or catch a breeze and dance with each other but, despite being surrounded by them, most of them will … Continue reading →

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Will Work for Purpose

Posted on October 20, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

Looking for regular work in the creative sector is no easy task.  If you haven’t heard about it already, we’ve got a recession on and Michigan has not faired particularly well.  For a time, I considered being a hobo-drifter but … Continue reading →

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Mark Twains and Circus Trains

Posted on October 9, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

I’ve been sporting an upper respiratory infection as of late, so anything that doesn’t involve coughing up internal organs hasn’t been high on my list of priorities.  Every time I gave writing a shot the flu medicine influenced me to … Continue reading →

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The Remedy to Small-Talk: Experimental Communication and Getting Weird

Posted on September 28, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

I’ve never been a proponent of small talk.  Despite being reasonably good at it, it has always felt so forced and scripted to me.  Most people don’t like when you break from the script either, it makes them uncomfortable.  You’re … Continue reading →

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Mr. Bevins: Zealot

Posted on September 7, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

I know some of you are clamoring for more posts but I’ll probably keep it to one or two a week so I don’t run the risk of putting up banal garbage that nobody wants to read. That’s what makes … Continue reading →

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Gnarled Maws and Text Faux Pas

Posted on August 22, 2010 by You Monsters Are People

Perhaps it is the writer in me but I find it remarkably difficult to write emails and text messages in “online-shorthand.”  It’s just too much work for me to bother learning chat acronyms and net lingo when I am already … Continue reading →

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