oct 3 in idea barrages

Why call it “loss of virginity” when you could call it “initial pubic offering” instead?

The fear they’d see your love as a millstone about their neck, you know, yourself as a heavy load, dragging them down from dreams far less possible but far more exciting still than a future at your side.

A cartoon character tries to show off their bicep but they are so weak, the upper arm just droops like a worn-out rubber band. Weird flex but okay.

America as a low-rent casino. Hazy loud, no clocks to tell what time it is, distractions everywhere. At every turn a promise you will be the one lucky one that never comes true, only breaks you even more. A floor made uglier than sin to keep you looking up at the flashy sucker bets.

One day, everyone in The Verve Pipe will be dead and the estate of whoever wrote it (Mr. Verve, one assumes) will license “Freshmen” to a mouthwash company to advertise its new Fresh Mint flavour.

Democracy can’t be driven by personal vindictive grievance. A right-wing voting for the most corrupt idiot to ever walk the Earth just “to own the libs” and a far-left refusing to vote against him just “to own the neo-libs”. This is what happens when stridency eclipses humanity.

Hardened hearts break most easily. Keep those valves and arteries flexible enough to take a punch. Always be ready to change. Always be ready to reconsider. Keep an open mind. Have a heartbend instead.

If Rambo Last Blood is a surprise hit, I imagine the next step is a soft reboot starring his kid called RAMBO TRANSFUSION.