by Ralph
on March 17, 2011
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Mad about Mad?
When I first got the idea about Mad Magazine, my immdieate association was the 60’s. The irreverance for all things establishment that is the hallmark of Mad just seems to shout 60’s. My faulty memory is to blame as well. When I search my memory, my memories about Mad start in the 50’s. I probably got my hands on a copy or two but it mostly went right over my head or scared me to death. I know that I never purchased an issue although looking back, I should have passed on Les Miserables and subscribed to Mad. It would have given me a much better perspective on life – and the world in general than the ‘color inside the lines’ philosophy I picked.
By the time I became aware of Mad, it had evoloved from the origianl comic book format to a real magazine and Alfred E. Newman was it’s personification. The contents were intoxicating and subversive. I knew that reading Mad was not good for me but I couldn’t not look. [continue reading…]
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by Ralph
on March 16, 2011
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If you want to stop whining and learn more about evil plans, I defer to Hugh MacLeod who has written a book by that title. Hugh says:
“Eveybody needs an evil plan. Everybody needs that crazy, out-there idea that allows them to actually start doing something they love, doing something that matters. Everybody needs an Evil Plan that gets them the hell out of the rat race, away from lousy bosses, away from boring, dead-end jobs that they hate. Life is ahort.”
Hugh is telling something that we desperately want to believe. But most of us gave up even thinking about it years ago. We sold our souls for the expediency of getting by, the illusion of security or comfort of the crowd. It isn’t the way humans are wired. But still we keep hearing that it is the responsible thing to do. Our parents and teachers kept telling us to be practical. And that’s the way we lived our life adventure- playing safe even when playing safe wasn’t working. But it’s not too late., even if you spenr your working life at a dead end job that ate your soul. You can still make an evil plan. [continue reading…]
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