Larry King, the esteemed interviewer and journalist, has died at 87. Here is a clip of him interviewing one of my favorite people, Norm MacDonald. Rest in peace, Larry……….
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Come Back, Mr. Rogers!
See, this is why I don’t get into the whole New Year’s thing. On the whole, human life tends to suck, and when a given year is over (even ones before 2020), humanity celebrates that the Bad Stuff is behind us, and Won’t Next Year Be Great. It was certainly that way with 2020. PHEW, glad that’s over! And yet the first few days of 2021 have proved that………this year sucks, too.
But there’s still hope. I present to you the newest addition to Danish Children’s Television, provided with captions:
Sweet Sixteen
There is a terrifically cool dude by the name of Barry Goss who, upon reading my post about psychedelics and spiritual healers, sent me the following. I found it hilarious (and spot-on), so Barry kindly gave me permission to share it:
SPIRITUAL RED FLAGS TO WATCH FOR (AND THEIR MEANINGS):
1: To ‘hold space’ for someone = To sit and stare at someone with emotional issues for an uncomfortable amount of time, then pat yourself on the back for basically doing nothing while your homie has a breakdown.
2: I’m in transition = I’m unemployed and totally fucking lost, so I have created an identity out of being an opportunist. Maybe you have some work for me or food? Or a trade? I do crystal readings!
(more…)One Last Christmas Nod
2020 Redux
Let me hasten to add here that in spite of the participants above, this is not a political post. I just think it’s a very funny hypothetical. Honestly, think about it. It would take you a while to explain to the time traveler. Oh, and you might want to give them a heads-up on some financial forthcomings as well.
