My dad was a beat cop and career FBI. I was preached the perils and uncertainties of law enforcement my whole life. You just don’t know what you’re about to face in a car stop or home search or raid. And, so the justification follows that police should be accorded some measure of grace when […]
Author: The Fresh Junket
And To The Ends of the Earth
My friend Noah G was out in front of the ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) story before most. He does things like “watch the news” and “occasionally reads” and even “thinks critically.” Sort of a show off. Here’s a picture of him snidely pondering the mysteries of the universe over my shoulder. Revolting. […]
Back to School
And, now for my annual and inappropriately scholastic double entrendre. Written and performed by theipoetlaureate. Music produced Dalama Jones. Lyrics here. Today’s blong here: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/acbf1-pick-up-lines-1.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Pick Up Lines“]
Bat Signal
You know how in every comic book movie the hero has a crisis of faith? Loses the girl. Suffers defeat. Questions himself. And, then just disappears. Retreated into solitude. To reconsider his purpose. To question his calling. Might review, from his fortress or lair, a video montage from his home planet and tragically deceased parents. […]
And He Was Numbered With The Transgressors
Sometimes it causes me to tremble. Performed by the ipoetlaureate d/b/a sintax.the.terrific and playdough (collectively deepspace5). Music produced by Alex Goose. Today’s song blog here: [wpaudio url=”https://thefreshjunket.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/98dbc-02-rise-1.mp3″ dl=”0″ text=”Rise“]
Freedom Trail Reprise
I’ll plagiarize myself from a year ago. I can’t say it any differently: If you’ve ever been to Boston you’ve probably been forced to walk, likely by a mom or wife, some portion of the “Freedom Trail” against your will. You have to wonder why one must abandon so much self determination to walk a […]
News Genius
Oh if I had a nickel for every time I was called one. It also happens to be the name of a news archive site that now hosts lyrics to my Press Junket blongs! News Genius is a family of sites, including Rap Genius, which, in the tradition of Wikipedia, relies on crowdsourcing to accumulate […]
Appall Bearer
Fred Phelps Sr., founder and pastor of Westboro Baptist Church, died this week. The members of Westboro Baptist Church, over a 20 year period of time, have used military funerals as a vehicle to protest and prophesy the judgment of God over the alleged sexual sins of America, principally homosexuality and child abuse in the […]
Insider Trading
There is a billion dollars at stake. That’s like 10 or 12 times a million dollars. At least. Let’s just say it’s a LOT. Like graphing calculator type stuff. And, so I have spared no resource in preparing my NCAA March Madness bracket this year. Expert statisticians. Advanced metrics. Historical trends. Time travel. I took […]
A Penalty Box
Luckily, I have an operative on the ground. Alias: Bugsy Moran. Education: Elementary, Middle, and High Schools; rigorous 12 week correspondence course in drawing; Driver’s ed; BDP’s You Must Learn; and going to a lot of Russian type places. Fluencies: English, Russian, 90s era R&B slang, and MLB rulebook. Expertise: Snideness; disdain; condescension; karate; knows […]
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