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Replacing my blog at http://pablosmoglives.wordpress.com


Observations of an American Infidel

20 Feb 2023 11 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"I can hear the tolling of the bellOf the man I was before, I am a shellCash my welfare check and say farewellI'm proud to be an American Infidel."From American Infidel   In early 2003, I marched through Hollywood with 100,000 people, to protest the...

The History of Trees

19 Feb 2023 8 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Many years I've been away, Talking 'bout you night & day, Tellin' people 'bout my country" Dean Reed   While watching Adiós, Sabata recently, I became annoyed with the gringo thief Ballantine, played by Dean Reed.  After faking his death, Ballantine...

Trailers For Heaven

15 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man,the things which God hath prepared for them that love him."1 Corinthians 2:9   In the article Incan Mini-Golf, I wrote that "Macchu Picchu is like a run-down mini-golf cour...

A Thoughtful Look at Chemical Death

14 Feb 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come befor...

The Art of Musical Taxidermy

13 Feb 2023 10 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

Bienvenidos, y'all.  This is an article in 5 parts, starting with the obligatory rebuke of musical idolatry, winding around some Venezuelan proletarian rap, the possibility that Jesus wouldn't be interested in turning the band's merch table into an a...

How To Tell The Sheep From The Goats

9 Feb 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I wrote an article last August titled How To Tell The Sheep From The Goats?  The title is a rhetorical question from the chorus of a song I wrote in 2011.  It was intended to make people think twice before they assume the righteousness of somebody ba...

The Artless Tsunami

7 Feb 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"If the first part of a tsunami to reach the coast is a trough, rather than a wave crest, the water along the shoreline is dragged back dramatically, exposing parts of the shore that are normally underwater and stranding many marine creatures."From S...

The Princess of No Return

6 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy."Jonah 2:8   Has America reached the princess of no return? I think it's possible. What is the princess of no return?  Can we come back from the edge of the chick brink?  Will we live like th...

The Baby Trump Balloon Offensive

4 Feb 2023 10 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

"Congratulations on your estrogentrification,mule boyThey didn’t stop kicking you in the balls,it just doesn’t hurt anymore"From Cough Syrup Soup   Note:  This article is about estrogentrification and the corrosive effects it has had on Western cultu...

A Library Full of Empty Maps

2 Feb 2023 12 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

I grew up on 80s metal.  Maybe not.  Most likely, I grew up on radio pop, the most interesting figure of which was probably Prince (who was admittedly interesting), and discovering aggressive 80s guitar music was one of the ways I "found myself" in t...