I’m just speaking in general…

I’m just speaking in general… — a story telling tactic used by old southern people when they are actually reading you from head to toe; inside and out; and from womb to tomb. In many ways, this is worse than if they put both feet in your ass and yelled at you about your folly.

“I’m just speaking in general” has four parts: a detailed summary of your past character; a current analysis of your present actions based on things you did as a child; a detailed outcome of you actions based on probability and having seen your story played out in other people’s lives that they have seen with their own eyes; and, an admonition to change your ways if you don't want to end up like the person they are just “speaking in general about.

Boy, I ain’t got no hang ups; I’m too old to have hang ups. Hang ups is for young people — I’m just speaking in general… Oh I knew a boy like you: he was hard headed when he was a baby and he’s head headed now. You know what they say about hard headed people: A HARD HEAD MAKES A SOFT ASSSSSSSSSSS!!!! I’m just speaking in general. But, if you don’t want to end up like that; you better change your ways!!!!!!!!!

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Sankofa viewing

Sankofa viewing — Sankofa is an African word from the Akan tribe in Ghana. The literal translation of the word and it associated symbol is “it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.”

In contemporary parlance a Sankofa viewing is going back and watching to prior episodes of a series that you are bingeing to both refresh your memory and to see if the series is well written.

By tracing the backstories of the major characters you will easily be able to tell if the story arcs are well planned; or, if a group of writers are just throwing some third act plot twist shite against a wall to see if it will stick!!!!!

For practicing this art I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE WALKING DEAD OR ANY OF ITS CLONES because you will be terribly disappointed by the writing and a group of writers were throwing a lot of third act plot twist shite against the wall to see if it would stick!!!!!!!

The Sopranos, on the other hand, will not disappoint and rewards rewatching, They were telling you where it was going from episode one.

Amazingly, when you get good at this with binge watching visual mediums, it may be useful to read a book or two. Most good books reward a Sankofa Reading. After all, isn’t that why writing was invented?

But, ya gotta start somewhere.

A new season of What We Do in the Shadows is about to start; let’s do a Sankofa viewing of the series and the movie so that we can catch all of the details and the subtleties.

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impossible beef

impossible beef — A fight between two vegans is called an “impossible beef”; it named after the vegan meat product that looks and tastes like “real beef” (to people not familiar with the taste of a good cut of beef, that is.)

The problem arises in the age of political correctness and cancel culture when it is considered a micro-aggression to say that two vegans; or, two vegetarians are “beefing’” when they are involved in an argument. Since vegetarians and vegans were offended by the terms “beef” “beefin’”, beefing, or it’s variants, it begged the question:

What is it called when two vegans argue?

Thank SCIENCE for both the COVID-19 vaccine and the answer to this cultural riddle. When non-meat eaters are fighting it’s called IMPOSSIBLE BEEFING.

Moo.

Yoga class was a drag today. Two of the cutest women in my class were having an impossible beef; and, I couldn’t ask either of them out for herb tea and Goji Berries. BUMMER!!!!!! It’s hard being a S.N.A.G. (sensitive new age guy).

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Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy — A.K.A. Big Pharma IB Bro; Investment Banker Bro; Tandoori Trump; Poison Ivy League Pundit; and Conspiracy Curry Man by Conservative Christian Nationalists.

As conspiracy oriented and conservative as he is, he is still not White enough and Christian enough for the Conservative Christian Nationalist championing Donald Trump’s MAGA/MAHA Political Party.

Many think he is running to be Trump’s Vice-Presidential running partner — a kind of Demi-Indian Yang to Kāmāla Harris Demi-Indian yin. But, this is ridiculous because because the thinking processes among rank and file MAGA/MAHA members are not that subtle.

His name in most Indian Languages means “The Self-possessed Discriminative One Filled with the Adoration of Lord Rāmā.”

Indian Languages are meaning dense because of the long history of Indo-European culture and tradition. The actual cultural meaning of his name cannot endear him to Conservative Christian Nationals who would rather his name be something like: Mathew Luke-John Markwhiteman — which would be the western cultural equivalent of his name if Christian values were enshrined in his moniker.

Is America ready for flat breads and Basmati rice!!!!!!!????????

Vote for Vivek Ramaswamy, the Tandoori Trump. Pharma Bro Pharma Bro he’s our man; if he can’t do it NO ONE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s turn the American melting pot into a Tandoori Oven!!!!!

Vote for Vivek Ramaswamy, the Tandoori Trump. Pharma Bro Pharma Bro he’s our man; if he can’t do it NO ONE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let’s turen the American melting pot into a Tandoori Oven!!!!!

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Frying Nemo

Frying Nemo — A PARENT’S REVENGE!!!!!

If you have children in your life; then you understand that once they love a Pixar or Disney movie, you will end up watching that movie 1,000,000 times.

YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET EITHER THE SONGS OR THE DIALOGUE OUT OF YOUR HEAD.

So to gently persuade the children to watch another movie; or. to perhaps go outside and play; you might try cooking fish sticks or fish fillets after they watch Finding Nemo ONE TOO MANY MOTHERFUCKING TIMES!!!!!!!!!

And for the sake of argument you might call dinner: “Frying Nemo”. You know, to insert a psychological pry bar into their little heads.

If you watch children’s movies closely — which you ultimately end up doing whether you want it or not — you will see that there is always a wonderful darkness that can be exploited and projected at the child to separate their psyche from an over played movie.

You got to get them to:

…Let it go, let it go
Can't stand this movie anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn is off or I’ll slam the door
I don't care what they're going to say
Turn that movie off and the ballgame on
Tears don’t bother me anyway
LET IT GO!!!!!!!!

Now I feel better!!!!

…and kids, after we watch Finding Nemo FOR THE 1,000,000th time we can have fish fillet and fish sticks for dinner. Hey, I have an idea Let’s call dinner: Frying Nemo!!!!!!!

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White, Male, Christian, and Anti-war

White, Male, Christian, and Anti-war — the new way of saying “free white and 21” and “boys will be boys.

This new coinage is attributed to Marjorie Taylor Greene who was describing the antics of 21 year old Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira. Greene, in fact, praised Teixeira as a hero of the MAGA cause in the tradition of Kyle Rittenhouse.

Teixeira illegally obtained classified and top secret documents and leaked them onto the internet via the Discord chat app.

Well…boys will be boys; and, he was free White and 21 after all. He was just sewing his wild oats while committing both treason and espionage for Jesus.

Green’s coinage has, at its core, the implication that White, male, Christians, who are against financial and military support for Ukraine are an oppressed and endangered group of Americans.

Linguistically, this is another example of new boutique terminology to describe old social and political power dynamics; and the comfortable resurgence of traditional forms of American ignorance which has recently been termed Christian Nationalism.

Jack Teixeira Is White, Male, Christian, and Anti-war; he’s a hero! And, he definitely shouldn’t be prosecuted for illegally obtaining classified and top secret documents; leaking them onto the internet; and, committing acts of both treason and espionage.

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It’s been a hell of a war!

A expression one can either yell or speak with a quiet dignity to comrades when advancing towards almost certain death. This saying moved from insider military slang into popular consciousness through Hollywood’s portrayal of Vietnam era battles that foreground moments of suicidal bravado.

Gentlemen, we are outnumbered and almost out of ammo; It’s going to go hand to hand. It’s been a pleasure serving with you; and: it’s been a hell of a war!

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