Like most americans, my childhood was filled with thoughts about this magical day wherein I could open all my presents and the wondering what they were would finally be over. There was such a buildup, such an incredible excitement, then days of glow while messing with all the new junk I acquired.

As I got older and grew to loath consumerism, the magic of Christmas wore off for me. Consumerism is like a kind of modern Robin Hood tale where retailers steal from the poor and give to the rich.

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With a name like Bruce Hazard, what else can you do but run a construction company?

Almost there. This is the land of ash and cold, doubt, apathy, uncertainty. But where had I come from? The east. Maybe the sky, the earth, the water. Yes, the water.

Almost there, yes, now I’ve seen it. The Spider Tree, the old which tree, witch tree, rising straight into the sky, an expression of rage at the earth. No, you can’t escape the earth, there is no escaping.

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I have more demotivational posters for you!

I saw this label fail at a McDonald’s. It was sweet.

Found on the streets of Monterey. It was almost too dark to take the photo, but I just had to try.

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Ok, I realize this is my third or fourth, uh, maybe fifth, political blog in a row, but can you really blame me? Seems like everywhere I turn is more about politics, I really can’t wait until this election is over. If you’re sick of politics, then you might as well skip this blog. I promise to have a non-political blog next time for my 5 readers.

Today I had an interesting conversation. I believe this guy could be a nice person if he wasn’t a partisan jerk. People who get completely wrapped up in being either democrat or republican are a little scary to me; it seems like they would need an uncanny ability to completely deny reality in order to be all on board for one party or the other. Both parties are so full of douchebaggery that, in my eyes, even the “we’re not as bad as those guys” routine doesn’t really work. Don’t get me wrong; there’s nothing bad about having a little pride in your beliefs and, consequently, your political party. But at the expense of being a reasonable person?

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