I am fucking fed up. My disgust will remain subdued and impotent no longer. The current state of America is deplorable and I just want to puke every time I read a new report on our inflating dollar, stunningly ignorant dealings both domestic and foreign, rising costs of Iraq, and arrogance/scandals/deception. I have to let it all out somehow and this seems to be the most practical way outside of soapboxing the corners of downtown and printing underground news leaflets.
The title of this blog is "Heavy for the Vintage". This comes from my all-time favorite quote from John Steinbeck and is very appropriate for the tone of this blog. From The Grapes of Wrath the full quote goes: "...and in the eyes of the people there is the failure; and in the eyes of the hungry there is a growing wrath. In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." This quite accurately reflects the discontent that I am feeling in my posts and also pays homage to my favorite American author.
This blog was created as a product of many late-night drunken bull sessions between myself and my good friend Brad. Topics will include mainly politics/economics but will also stray into commentary on movies, music, literature, and popular culture. I plan to include pictures, links, and other cool things as well. I also hope to have guest commentaries from friends; if you have something you want posted on here, send it to me!
It's a work in progress so stick with it! (That message was more for my own benefit really)
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