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January 2009

Lapse in Posts

Hey ANFers,

I wanted to drop you a note because my mail box is filling up with wonderment at the lack of post. My inner capitalist has fielded all messages and told them a resounding “Show me the money”. Which is a project I have been working on. So while I figure out a couple of inventive ways to get the writers of American NonFiction some cashola for their hard work. There will be lapse in post.

However….
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The Day the Earth Stood Still: Where I was when the speech of our lifetime was delivered… A Drunken Dance on the Wall of Objectivity

“I have stayed up all night to watch it this speech live with my own eyes…. I had to see it live, I had to ride the rocket. I wanted to taste it and you simply cannot taste something on YouTube. So far it tastes like cheap cold brandy and cigarettes. But it’s not even five yet, things could change….”

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Letter to Obama

Bold Rewrite Cover.

Sure Obama was sworn in today. You need to strike while the iron is hot and get your voice heard. Change the bold, print out the letter, and keep his civil servant position in check.

A Use For QuickPress

It makes perfect since that Antidisestablishmenttarianism is the longest assembly of letters to form a single word.

George W. Bush

Americans You Should Know Cover.

Climb a clock tower, ring the bells, and sing it to the heavens above. Today is the last day of George Bush’s presidency. Watch out for full on declarations of war in the hours before Obama’s inauguration and take a look back at 8 years of suck.

A Sort of Eulogy for two of my Favorite Actors

Today I bring you my personal thoughts on two amazing Americans—one who was raised in, and gained fame in Britain before returning, the other remained a citizen of Mexico his entire life but gained fame here in the States.

Self Discovered Authors

Self Discovered Authors are the hallmark of a quality Hep Bookshelf and, in this installment, We let you know of a couple of Authors who Wesley found on the bookshelf of his local independent bookstore.

Why I Can’t Wait for 2012 Part 2

I have left the confines of my small apartment. The lack of power had bent my mind and I had thought the end of the world had come three years too early. Though not soon enough and as I look across the street I see the lights of my neighbors as a scorn to my lack of power. I have tempted fate and though my neighbor cut the power, fate placed the CIA bug in his fear. The chaos theory in action. My act of writing out the armageddon incurred this tiny glimpse into the future.

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Presidential Pillory

Sam is back and greets the new year with a way for all Americans to help fix the broken economy.

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love 2012

Steve Sigl challenged us to deal with this 2012 bit. Wesley jumped on it, and now here I am. We’re all pumped about Armageddon, the Apocalypse, Nostradamus, the Mayan Calendar, and maybe even the end of fiat currency. But why? I’ll deal with each of these subjects with the usual delicate analysis with which you’ve grown so accustomed.

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