Author Archives: The Happy Pessimist

Vy You Don’t Like Your Mommy?

When the documents purloined by Snowden the Rat surfaced, Dear Reader, you thought that you had seen the worst of spying by our masters. Think again. A whole new level of surveillance is about to commence, managed by the Thought Police. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have just given a grant of YOUR money to […]

Dead Man Walking….Really

In 1995, a revoltingly PC movie entitled “Dead Man Walking” starring Sean Penn (surprise, surprise) and Susan Sarandon (also surprise, surprise) hit the market. In the film, a sociopathic murderer is practically beatified as the film ends with Mr. Penn strapped on a gurney, arms extended so he appears to be in the process of […]

He Shoots, He Scores!

No, Dear Reader, I am not mimicking the faux enthusiasm of microcephalic sports commentators at basketball or ice hockey games. Oh no. I am introducing you to the new video game (actually, suite of video games) which make “Grand Theft Auto” look like good, clean fun . I am aware that many of you consider […]

CYA

And you thought that bureaucrats only covered their own rear ends! Major trends do not always arise in the United States, Europe, or Japan. As the Southern Hemisphere gains influence, we can anticipate developments in warmer climates propagating northward like, for example, killer bees or the Bossa Nova. (Note to Younger Readers: the Bossa Nova […]

Oink!

Hello again, Dear Reader, and please accept my apologies for my long absence. I was forced to squander my time on the ignoble pursuit of moolah, by actually working at my day job. But I have repented, and have returned to lighten your days once again with tales of imminent apocalypse. It is not enough […]