Category Archives: Miscellany

Sympathy for the….Phelps?

It would appear that prolific hater and bigot Fred Phelps is dead. I’m not affected by it much. Maybe it’s because I explored the nature of such a man so thoroughly when I portrayed him in The Laramie Project, and am now done with being swayed too much by such people. Maybe it’s because I’m …

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An Open Letter to an (Almost) Kindred Spirit

For the purposes of this open letter, the subject will be referred to as Melanie. —Ty Dear Melanie, I see comments from you on Facebook here and there, left on the pages of people we both know. People we have both known for years, in fact. I can’t call them mutual friends because it seems you don’t …

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The (Audio) Play’s the Thing. Even Now.

I couldn’t sleep last night (which is nothing new) so I opted to try listening to some music. Usually in bed I use the CD player, so I don’t have to bother with headphones that the mp3 player requires. So I reached for my CD holder. But at the last second I decided to not …

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An Open Letter to a Would-Be Constituent

For the purposes of this letter, the subject will be referred to as Miss Madsen. —Ty Dear Miss Madsen, My apologies for the curtness of my previous letter. While I will confess that I still find some of your presumption to be a tad annoying, and that your timing was not the best, I could …

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Can I Avoid Being a Sycophant on Twitter?

One of my Twitter lists is called “Tolerable Famous People.” It’s a short list. Yes, that sounds like you give when presenting at the Oscars. But the impression you probably get from this is partially true; celebrities these days tend to be less tolerable to me than they were in the past. I have standards …

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