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True Story©... Santa's Day Job
Let’s be honest here, it’s 2017… Santa’s business model is about as feasible and sustainable as congress would have us to believe that trickle-down economics is. That is to say, a fucking fairy tale. Perhaps there was a time in history where “give all the kids in the world presents” was all fine and cool. As Japan and China gadgetized the whole world, though, the cost of development and manufacturing became quite a weight on the fat man’s shoulders. Bear in mind that he had to continue to pay for the sustenance of his elves and reindeer – not to mention Rudolph’s rehab fees – it only made sense that he would need to take on a day job of some sort for the other 364 days of the year if this is to work at all. Back in the 4 th century, the original Saint Nicholas would give gifts to the poor – especially poor girls so they could have something as a dowry and remain worthy of marrying by not becoming prostitutes for money – as one might expect a Bishop wh
Thank You, Kobe
We knew the day was coming. We knew it April 2016 when he made his Swan Song in that 60-pt exit from the only full time job he will need to have had. I’m 38, and with the exception of a couple of bandwagon years with the Payton/Kemp-era Sonics, I have always been a Lakers fan. After my Junior year in high school, there was a magazine and newspaper (no one was on the internet like that in 1996) buzz about a dude near Philadelphia who was looking at ACC schools but had since decided to skip it all and go straight to the league. I was interested in it because the buzz was immediately “local” because the arrangement seemed from the beginning to be that the Charlotte Hornets – only about 90 minutes from me – would be the team to draft him with plans to trade him to the Lakers. The interest was because the guy was only 10 months and some change older than me. The interest was because it was becoming immediately apparent that the Lakers would be interesting again for
Pause and Eject--... No, Reset!
Aside from what is already in the queue scheduled, I am done with my postings for the year. It has been a great year full of laughs, wonderful food, fun stories, funny raps from the so-called president and various other things. The exercise of writing has been cathartic to me. 2018 will promise to bring more of the same. This isn’t to say I won’t be WRITING during this last two weeks, just that I won’t be posting what I write until January. I’m tired, but I am tired from being tired, I am far from tired of writing. My queue consists of Thursday and Sunday postings. Tuesday and Wednesdays require last-days writing and a different process than I am willing to take time away from my family to leg out these holidays for right now. See y’all January 1 st !