The Eighth Amendment states:
“Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.”
This amendment was intended to prevent the federal government from imposing unduly harsh penalties on defendants, restrict the bail required for pretrial release, and ensure prisoners are treated equitably after…
Love makes people crazy, then anchors parents who hate each other to kids they end up resenting and infecting with their madness. Many stay together for the kids when the kids would be better off if they got a divorce.
You can recognize how strange and unhealthy your parents’ relationship…
We’re no longer seeing history repeat itself, we’re actively ignoring it.
Cases go down, someone announces life can finally go back to “normal,” then of course cases spike and we lockdown again and again and again.
It’s almost as if we don’t believe other parts of the country or the…
I worked last Thanksgiving. There was no way around it, but one of the pros of being worked to death is that you have a valid excuse for ditching annoying social obligations.
I usually take my vacation sometime in late August, when there are no holidays, parades, or birthdays I…
I’m a believer in progress by funeral. In order for the world to change and hopefully improve, old people and ideas have to die. Society can’t move forward with the same idiots in charge forever, and someday, the same will be true of us. …
Back before the plague, we had a training session at work that brought coworkers in from all over the country. For the first time, I was able to hang out with some of my friends on 1st and 3rd shift. …
I had been clean and sober for over a month, the longest time since I was in junior high, and I have to admit that for the first few weeks, I felt a lot better. I was sleeping well, exercising, and eating regularly. …
It was all so simple and obvious. Everything fell right into place if you just thought about it for a little while. It was cliche, but all you had to do was wake up.
He had to admit that it felt good to be one of the few who knew…
I have a thicker skin than most, but barrages of irrational abuse eventually wear on anyone. …
Probably earlier than you think
I’m a part of the last generation to complete high school without widespread internet access. I spent my first two years of college in London, which wasn’t wired yet either. When I transferred back to the US, the change was startling. Suddenly, there were computers…
