Since one of these people is so much in the news right now, let’s dial back the clock to an era in which a segment like this could actually air – – – and, let’s face it, the Man Show Boy had a confidence that very few of us could muster, even as adults.
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.
Know Your Infantry!
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I’ll Take the Boat
Here are the various attempts for people to swim across the English Channel. The disturbing ones are the lines that end in the middle.

Workplace Grievances
On this Labor Day, a time normally reserved the think fondly back on all the workplace slowdowns, stoppages, wildcat strikes, and questionable Teamster leadership murders of the past, I would instead like to focus our attention on a hodgepodge of things that are just generally pissing me off. What would you rather do on this Monday: enjoy a beer and a hot dog or read about me bitching?
That’s what I thought.
Heart Hands
This abomination has to stop. Everyone’s doing it, and I’d sincerely wish flipping the bird had caught the public’s imagination as opposed to this nausea-inducing, faux-sincere, cutesy travesty. It’s shallow, it’s pointless, and it devalues anything sincere acts of affection.

OK, OK, Take it Easy!

