Dispatches and Marginalia from Michael DeVault
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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

Wal-Rant.

I won’t name names of a certain giant retail conglomerate that has a reputation for entering small towns (and several rather large ones) and

Jan 4

My New Year’s Resolutions…or, The Art of Being Socially Anti-Social

HAPPY FUCKING NEW YEAR!! Now that we have that out of the way, let me be very clear: 2003 was a year. 2004 is

Jan 1

Tragic Blockage

Sorry I’ve not posted in a few days. Things are happening right now that have me kind of blocked, writing wise. So please just

Dec 28

Trimming trees…

…is so much easier with a chainsaw. The branches just peel away and fall off with no trouble at all. Of course you’ve figured

Dec 21

Hello all…

…I’ve begun a new project in my next few days off, one that I hope will brighten my mood, if not my kitchen. I’m

Dec 20