This year I resolve to be less American.
I resolve to stave off materialism.
I resolve to abandon capitalism.
I resolve to denounce imperialism.
I resolve to avoid ‘isms’ in general.
I resolve to think more and speak less.
I resolve to reduce my consumption of goods, resources, and propaganda.
I resolve to turn a blind-eye to mind-numbing distractions like reality [...]
Posted on December 21st, 2007 by John Farley
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Peer review has been listed as among the greatest tools for improving technique. The act of reviewing itself, albeit tedious, has been described by many writers as a useful practice bested only by writing itself. You must disregard these shameful lies if you are ever going to break away from this pack of bottom-feeders [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2007 by John Farley
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Buddhist literature often describes the moment of Enlightenment as a sudden, spontaneous “awakening.” This awakening, or Nirvana, is accompanied by an intimate, penetrating knowledge of this life, past lives, and the interconnected nature of the Universe. The Enlightened Ones attempt to convey immutable truths that have been exposed to them in moments of [...]
Posted on December 8th, 2007 by John Farley
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Dear Mr. President,
You are a failure. You are a failure as a leader, as a business man, and as a human being. Your failed policies, decisions, and verbal bowel movements are piling up around our necks, and I have to admit that it is beginning to stink.
Alas, all of the blame cannot [...]
Posted on December 6th, 2007 by John Farley
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“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” - Albert Einstein
Posted on December 6th, 2007 by John Farley
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