A Terrible Poem Existing to Base Against.

by Jim Kopetz

Mayan Doomsday 2012 - Bucket Lists

We are all going to die.

Not to sound grandiose, but a truer sentence may not have been written in the English language. Doomsday is upon us, brave reader!

With the Mayan Long Count ending in a week, we must all examine our lives. Our time is  melting, shifting and shrinking with every passing second. Let us not waste it.

UPDATED: The Horror, The Horror: A Tragedy in Newton, CT

by Jim Kopetz

18 20 dead children. Nothing evokes the final words of Colonel Kurtz in Conrad's Heart of Darkness than the atrocity committed on this day in Newtown, Connecticut*.

Power Ball vs. Power Balls

First a quick shout out  to the lucky winners of Power Ball. You statistically defied and beat the odds in a monetary game, and won...congrats! Hope your monetary gain sparks a humanitarian cause. Call it the socialistic side of me, that is, however, where my heart takes me. But I will save my political and humanitarian wishes for another post. Here and now, I'd like to focus on another kind of win, so to speak, and surely akin to my humanitarian views!

Passive Aggressive

Passive Aggressive Behavior is a sign of cowardice and weakness. Dare to assert your truth and to allow others theirs.

Writers Block and Castration.

Writers Block:

What it must feel like to be castrated, but on so many vital levels.

Life is Tacky

Life is just too fucking TACKY to  sustain any viable charm.

Losing My Religion

Losing my religion.

Preludetoabreakdown

Melancholia and Depression

My thoughts, at times, seem to be racing in between one another like rush hour traffic.  Then grid-lock, and finally respite in the breakdown lane.

Unfuck The World

I saw a poster today that read...Unfuck The World.

An interesting concept to be sure, yet one that begs the questions, what fucked it up, and can it be unfucked?

That is All

by Jim Kopetz

Is Mitt Romney a Serial Killer?

by Jim Kopetz

An investigation into Mitt Romney's "binder of women".

Hurricane Sandy or Hurricane Saddam

If a giant mass of clouds, wind, and rain was making a slow approach towards my home and family with an insatiable blood-lust, I might think of a more fitting name than "Sandy."

We have to stop giving hurricanes these benign human names. We should start naming hurricanes after current and former enemies of the state.

Life is Suffering: A Children's Poem

Young one, drunk on milk and mother's charms
do not dream of the future and what it can bring
think only of the present, not the Christmas kind
for life is suffering!

Brave son, wearer of the cardboard space helmet
do not dream of being an astronaut
for you are horribly, unforgivably stupid
there are only so few that can be astronauts
and life is suffering!

News Media: Apples and Oranges

Fox News: Fuck Apples!

CNN: Fuck Oranges!

Light Beer Existence

I need a new girlfriend. Hell, maybe a wife.

There's one catch. I am a thinker, an analyzer and depending on who you ask, a deranged and charming head case. It makes things interesting but it makes me picky.


I need a girl or a wife from a light beer commercial. Here are my reasons!

Sean Penn, Kid Rock and Acid Flashbacks

by Jim Kopetz

The strangest political ad you will see all year.

Guilt Trip Doctor Visits!

Doctor: You should really stop smoking cigarettes now. They're bad, and will lead to health problems further down the road.

Me (Hanging my head in cigarette shame): I know. They're bad. I'll try.

My Brain (Outraged): Smoking is bad? I know smoking is bad. I think my 4-year-old cousin knows smoking is bad, and he, developmentally speaking, isn't supposed to be able to grasp the concept of good and bad! 

Revision...Affluent Style

A recent poll completed by the Mendelsohn Affluent Barometer (which definitely doesn't sound like a biased organization...) showed that more wealthy Americans (those making $250,000 +/year) will spend more money if Romney wins than if Obama is re-elected. And while that sounds fine, it's the earlier version of the article which had me a little enraged.

Obama's Got 99 Problems But Mitt Ain't One

by Jim Kopetz

Barack Obama's got 99 Problems but Mitt ain't one...

A Conversation with my iPhone 4

iPhone: Hey, Harry. Wake up! Haaaaarry! 

Mr. President, Are You Fucking Insane?

by Jim Kopetz

Going on 'The View' instead of meeting any representatives from the Middle East? Have you lost your goddamn mind!

Welcome Readers From Around the World

by Jim Kopetz

 

Welcome new readers. Our mission is to provide completely honest and completely subjective material that encourages debate and civil discourse. Things will get weird. Things will get out of hand. But we have our papers. Join us.

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Pitching Tents in America: The Pinewood Derby Has A Whole New Meaning

by Jim Kopetz

Pitching tents is the least of the Boy Scouts' problems.

Thoughts on Bringing Back the Duel For A Civilized Society

by Jim Kopetz

Yes. You read that correctly. Ruminations on why dueling (and just to be clear I do not mean sword-fighting, but the challenging and acceptance or denial to a shootout) should be re-legalized.

Scabs

Two young children are sitting in their breakfast nook, eating breakfast cereal. It is late Summer/early Fall. Their mother is upstairs and 8.5 months pregnant.

Grand Old Hypocrisy

Fewer things enrage me more than hypocrisy and manipulative bias. Coincidentally, fewer things are enjoyed more by the GOP.

Blanket Lies

by Jim Kopetz

We gaze our eyes,
upon a prize.
Kiss our sins,
goodbye.

Something Simple

A couple of weeks ago, a debate that I was having with Jeff Warzecha drew the interest of Jim Kopetz, and the latter asked me to start writing articles for preludetotheendoftheworld.com.  After reading a few articles, I agreed.  While I probably don't agree with everything Jim thinks or writes about, I respect his opinions, and find they raise questions on things people should be thinking about, but usually aren't.  They lead me to wonder what I should write about for my first contribution.

I thought, "Well, while the ideas Jim presents can often be considered controversial, I ought to play it a bit safer, on account of this being my first written piece for the site".  Caution is the best approach.

Therefore, I'm writing about why our inability to question the U.S. political backing of Israel is total bullshit.

We Must Have Ink

by Jim Kopetz

    "Mirror my wildest passions like the sea
     And give my rage a brother---! Liberty!"
                         - "Sonnet to Liberty" by Oscar Wilde

World-Class Irrationality

 I was 15.

Modesty Ablaze

by Jim Kopetz

AA and the "Guided" Ethos

by Jim Kopetz

Alcoholics Anonymous equates addiction with faith, not science. Is addiction a spiritual crisis, a biological condition, or as Doug Stanhope describes it, "simply liking things more than life"?

A Remembrance of Hitchens Through Martin Amis

by Jim Kopetz

I'm currently reading 'Times Arrow' by Martin Amis. It is fantastic.

Of Lonely Nights in Bondage

by Jim Kopetz

Fox News Fail: Empathy

by Jim Kopetz

While going about my usual Saturday morning routine of drinking a pot of coffee, smoking cigarettes and watching "America's Most Trusted Name in News", I happened to catch a sad glimpse into the lack of any kind of empathy on the part of producers or hosts. Watch at your own risk.

Another Day, Another Shooting

by Jim Kopetz

Yesterday I posted an article that edified the importance of blowing off steam at work. Unfortunately, Jeffrey Johnson did not read said article.

The Weaksauce Challenge: Charlie vs. Four Sauteed Habanero Peepers

by Jim Kopetz

Work can often be stressful which is why it's important to enjoy the little ways of blowing off steam. We needn't any more shooting rampages that seem to be so en vogue these days. Also important are good friends willing to suffer for the amusement of others. This is how we get through the day.

Monday Mourning: Thoughts on Life, Death, and Tony Scott

by Jim Kopetz

 

Tony Scott, director of such seminal films as Top Gun, The Last Boy Scout, Man on Fire, as well as one half of the Scott Brothers' (the other being older brother Ridley) production company Scott Free, committed suicide yesterday by jumping off Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California. He was 68 years old.
 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Therapy Sessions

My recent birthday brought back a happy one. 

The Land of Moral Indifference : My Crazed European Sex Vagenda

Recently, a friend of mine told me of a trip she is planning to Europe. I find it coincidental, as I am planning a trip to the land of good beer and moral apathy myself. Though she is not really a friend, in fact she is more like a beautiful demon succubus who feasts on the hearts of young men and laughs over their broken souls. I wish her nothing but happiness and love. Happiness, love, and the occasional stubbed toe.

Back to the trip.

A Problem of Knowledge: The DEA Is Run By Morons

by Jim Kopetz

Half-cocked and drunk on misinformation. How can a sane drug policy get legislated?

Desperate Writings of a Tired Soul

by Jim Kopetz

Ranting and ravings of a tired young man.

Love Note

Michelle,

Printed in block letters on a tag with curled up plastic edges. You are the counter girl at the cafe on Boylston,  the one with the autumn hair and blanched skin and red lips and black fingernails. I smile at you everyday and you smile back and while it may seem fleeting it keeps me from throwing myself in front of the cramped outbound subway to be mushed and cut in half and crushed out of this existence in a banshee scream of steel on steel.

Just Kids: Part IV

by Jim Kopetz

This makes me very sad.

Separating the Artist From the Human: 4 Great Artists, 4 Questionable Humans

by Jim Kopetz

Where do we draw the line between human being and artist? Right fucking here...

Five Ways to Fix the Government

by Jim Kopetz

Five easy steps to restoring the honor and dignity of our government officials.

How I Went Missing For A Week And No One Noticed: Part I

by Jim Kopetz

The last thing I remember was the slight sting of a syringe plunged into my neck and a bitter, salty taste on my tongue. Then it went black.

Three Boxes

Inside the square space is a plain rug and a rack with promotional materials. Mini-bats. Mini-globes. All business propaganda is dutifully emblazoned with the company’s proud logo. Odds are, that multi-million dollar deal with a pharmaceutical company (Organized Evil)  is unimaginable without the desperately needed assistance of a squishy globe.

When Slick Willy Says It...

Former president Bill Clinton, colloquially coiffed as "Slick Willy" has revealed he believes the United states to be currently mired in a recession; the reasoning for which, he claims, is not solely the responsibility of Europe.

The 'Django Unchained' Trailer is Finally Here...and It is Glorious

by Jim Kopetz

This writer's most anticipated film of the year gets a trailer. And boy it is intoxicating.

Random Movie Review: The Beaver (2011)

by Jim Kopetz

Mel Gibson gets a beaver. Maybe in real life, Mel Gibson should get a beaver.