I went into CVS to pick up a prescription, when I was immediately confronted by this.
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.
Big Mike
I consider myself kind-hearted, but I’m not a very thoughtful person. I don’t remember birthdays. I’m not into buying gifts. Hell, I even struggle to remember people’s names (their dogs, however, I always remember).
Slopers, historically, have been very thoughtful. Over the years, I’ve received thousands of emails and hundreds of hand-written letters from readers all over the world. I’ve also received beautiful drawings, bottles of wine, and even silver coins! Here’s is a tiny, tiny sampling from my bulging folder:
A Dying Breed
Here’s another jaw-dropper. What used to be normal (a household with a man, woman, and at least one kid) has now become freakish, whereas what used to be just plain sad (a person totally by themselves) is the norm!
Califindia
Here’s a map showing how big the economy of each of the 50 states is compared to a similarly equipped country. California, for instance, has about the same GDP as India (and with vastly cleaner air and water). As a Californian, it’s kind of amusing to me that by far the most populated and rich state out of all 50 is rendered meaningless in this election, whereas some punk-ass little burghs in a few flyover states control who wins the White House.
United Drugs of America
