I ended a recent blog with “It may be time to cut the bullshit and get a girlfriend. Being single is getting old.” This past…
Everything and the The Bathroom Sink
Month: January 2011
Stokowski – A Night On Bald Mountain
There are nights when I expect to get laid. There are nights when I hope to get laid. And there are nights when I’d rather…
It was the end of most people’s evening. 3AM in the ShoreTide Café, a 24 hour diner for lost and weary bar patrons. The Steelers…
Disclaimer The flash-bang-explosion of Electronic Music Festivals in America, from their seedy underworld start to their mainstream juggernaut status, is an expansive tale of futility,…
I am convinced that I am superior to all male beings on the art of masturbating. Even though my convictions are obviously true, I am…
Prompt You are in a high speed train leaving Paris for Amsterdam. You just had the most intense night of your life and feel lucky…
If the 21st century has taught me anything, it’s that we’re amazing at inventing technology that sounds perfect… until we get our paws on it.…
1. The Donated Art Supplies
I appreciate the gesture, but I don’t need the two and a half sticks of compressed charcoal you found while cleaning out your grandma’s closet after she passed away. For $8, I can go down to Michaels and buy all the charcoal I need without worrying about the ghost of Beatrice haunting me in my life drawing class.
On Christmas Eve, two eccentric minds met for the first time and among many other things, this Challenge Blog was birthed. This Challenge Blog also rings in the new year with the first one of it’s kind that does not involve any of the OurThursday authors. So any readers that feel the need to challenge me, their mother, their three legged cat, or neighbor… please send your requests to [email protected] and I will let you know how this goes down.
The Prompt
In 300 words or less, explain why the traditional concept of capitalism is no longer relevant or indeed, is relevant.
The Challengers
Sophie – Cantankerous genius who has lived several more lives than the rest of us.
Jay – Intense philosopher of life, finance, and spatial worm holes who is not afraid to shoot someone with a crossbow.