Dispatches and Marginalia from Michael DeVault
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Blogs Damned Blogs and Observations

I never wanted my blog to be the “typical blog”. You know the type: “Hi, my day was. John said X. Mary said Y.

Mar 24

If the world ran like Apple Computers…

…everywhere would be chic, spotless, and maintenance free. Every man, woman, and child would be vegans and do Yoga and cars would run on

Mar 11

Lord of the Things.

So why is it that I’m surprised that Peter Jackson’s LOTR:ROTK won 11 Academy Awards, tying the all-time greats like Titanic and some Charelton

Mar 1

What’s really wrong with the world…

…As seen through eyes from inside the political arena. So, there is this candidate. He is popular with the people, good looking, energetic, young,

Feb 28

Yeah! Right!!

As if I really believe that MTV, CBS, the producers, and Janet Jackson didn’t know that Justin Timberlake was planning on removing the cup

Feb 2

Politics, Religion, and the President

I had the privilege last night of meeting several practitioners of the Baha’i faith. Let me tell you, it was most interesting. My family

Feb 1

Everything I Need To Know…

I learned from Rocky Horror. That’s right. Everything anyone needs to know about life can be learned from watching The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Jan 27

Free Choice, Free Will, and Free samples.

I’m bowled over every time I get an email offering to increase the size of body parts with a miracle pill. Mind you, I

Jan 18

The hell of writer’s block.

And five other reasons I’m utterly failing on my New Year’s Resolutions… Okay, so not really. Writing six reasons why I’m failing at my

Jan 12

The Operational Definition of Insanity

It is important, in this the new year, to lay out a series of precepts that the entire world across which I recreate myself

Jan 6