For a large part of my life I glommed onto those words wore them like a badge of courage.  Amusingly, as someone who has read a great deal of Nietzsche, studied German, referred to myself as a “free thinking individual” and rabid critical thinker I never actually read the entirety of the phrase.
It is as [...]

Another gem found via digging through my Grandmother’s attic was my Uncle’s worn cassette of Jesus Christ Superstar. Of course, it was the Ian Gillian version and I loved every sound.  I wore that tape out.  This video is from the Ted Neely version.
If you choose to fight, fight for a reason:

You know how some children, in spite of the multiple warning from their parents, just HAVE to touch the damned oven to see if it’s actually hot??
I’m that kid. Note: Not “was that kid.” I AM THAT KID.

This one is in my random quotes widget and comes up from time to time. But  I just had to highlight it and some others here. It’s no secret that Henry Rollins is one of my personal role models.  Some of the things he says sound almost like pulled them right out of [...]

I’m totally stealing this from an email I get from a subscription list.  Sometimes the stuff that comes through is just ridiculously cheesy.  Other times, it’s just the right thing at the right time.  Today was one of those:
“Stepping closer to the light at the end of the tunnel
Hard times are inevitable–death, financial struggle, family [...]