DJ's Detritus

A Creative Writing Class Dropout's Last Refuge

Thursday, February 04, 2016

The Latest


Martin Shkreli  - described in a recent lawsuit as a “paradigm faithless servant”, a term which I plan to work into future conversations – is having a tiff with Ghostface Killah.  I have a couple thoughts on this. First, I do not think it is prudent to get on the wrong side of someone named Ghostface Killah.  Second, and more importantly, I hope they manage to patch it up.

That whiner Trump is saying Cruz stole Iowa from him.  How anyone could support either chucklehead is beyond me.  I have not been worried about Trump’s candidacy as I’ve never expected a large turnout at the polls from his base, as most of them have their cars on blocks in their front yard.  On a side note, I heard Cruz did not see his shadow Tuesday morning, so it will be an early spring.

I’m in CVS behind some guy who is reading off phone numbers from his girlfriend’s cellphone because he didn’t have his CVS card.  The mobile number didn’t work, and then the home number didn’t work.  So he says ‘Let’s try the mobile number again”. At that point I knew I’d have to go check my blood pressure at the nearby machine.  I was about to say “Hey, let’s try my home number” when another cashier came to get me.  For my inconvenience, I was awarded a three foot long receipt.

One of my high school friends posted this on FB


I was going to chime in with “what’s he doing with a Buddha when he’s a Muslim” but I didn’t have the guts.

This week I was coming home from work and I saw a guy in a motorcycle.  In a side compartment, he had a little white pooch with goggles.  Who says nothing interesting ever happens in FC.

We’ll close with TMI from the science world