Dude, you need to listen harder.

Never give up on achieving your dreams!
Especially that one where your dead grandma shot you in the face while she was riding a bicycle.

But like so much heavier than the Celestine Prophecy, maaan.

Am I the only person that has concluded that the Coelho ouevre and Warrior of Light shtick is all part of an elaborate plan to score with rich older women?

Very true and I would imagine it could be (/was) statistically validated as the most broadly shared conviction among his voters. However, discriminatory characteristics of a segment of this broader group displayed the emotive qualities which media needs in order to attract eyeballs, hence the perception that it seems…

I'd rather a gritty reboot of Cadfael, which stands as the only portrayal of medieval times that I know of which approximates the effects of a handful of Ambien and snifter of brandy.

<cs,b>: Back in the day, Amstel(!) opened a huge brewery in Hamilton and their employees got a 12-pack with every paycheck 2 weeks. My friend's mom worked there and stockpiled. Needless to say, this was the official beer of our underage drinking years. </cs,b>

It can be found in plenty of southern Ontario LCBOs and it is delicious (with ramen!). Sapporo is good, but doesn't hold a candle to it. Japan does good industrial brewing.

Brazil has mastered the frosty beer…CHOPP!
That is all.

Military or Culture victory? Neither, my default mode is always Science victory. For some reason to me the idea that the moment I'm able to get my people the hell off the planet smells like… victory.

I saw this headline in my newsfeed about 2 hours ago and seriously my first thought was I'm waiting for the O'Neal take. Was not disappointed.

Oh no! Truly we will enter an age of unending nap time.

May I recommend reading Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Hariri.
Also, try some Adam Curtis docs. He has a uncanny knack for delivering unsupported left field assertions (and imagery) that regardless make you think deep thoughts for days about the course that has been set humanity by a misguided elite.

That's funny because I am exactly that guy. But I would ease them into it via a little Dwight Yoakum, Steve Earle and then as they get progressively drunker a little Whiskeytown and then bam! some Uncle Tupelo, and suddenly I've alt-countried the shit out of some freshly liberated yokels. I've only actually tried…

Look man, I don't think that is so horrible. The alt-country *label* sucks, but the idea that there is some area of music that prizes sincere attempts at musicality and authentic respect of a musical tradition is a pretty good thing. The above is an argument between one shitty form of pop spectacle against another.…

Ah yes, a Deere John we used to call it back on the farm.

Good job you didn't trot out that old chesnut.

Oh yes. I really really want to hear what Nolte's [Dismissively.] sounds like.

After a youth involving the full range of date-like activities, a lengthy marriage, and then attempts to resume dating in the past few years, I've come to the conclusion that "modern" dating generally consists of people creating unachievable expectations. The whole relationships-as-a-consumer-choice thing had made…

"I lost my best friend, and I lost my pants."