Russ McClintock - the blog

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? - Matthew 7:16

This slice of pizza sucked. It took four Old Milwaukee 16oz. cans to cleanse my palate.

Judge not, that ye be not judged. - Matthew 7:1

The Oscar for best picture…………goes to Slumdog Millionaire.

I’m tired of blogging about serious stuff. I’m going back to blogging about stupid things like Old Milwaukee and my neighbor. Maybe I’ll even blog about myself.

This is a fairly typical fridge in Queens.

Trying to determine how many people attended the Inauguration is pointless.

I attended the Inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States yesterday. It was beautiful.

At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. Then a statement, somewhat in detail, of a course to be pursued, seemed fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been […]

“The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community. The aftermath of nonviolence is redemption. The aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation. The aftermath of violence however, are emptiness and bitterness. This is the thing I’m concerned about. Let us fight passionately and unrelentingly for the goals of justice and peace, but let’s be […]

The will of God prevails. In great contests each party claims to act in accordance with the will of God. Both may be, and one must be, wrong. God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time. In the present civil war it is quite possible that God’s purpose is something […]

“And I do think there are are real issues in appropriating work from other, actively creating artists. In this the digital age, when the internet has made images so much more accessible, appropriation of an individual artists work at this moment, seems very wrong.
So while I am not sure legally Prince is wrong, […]

Directions for cabbie from Laguardia
South 278, Brooklyn/Queens Expressway (BQE) towards Brooklyn.
Exit Northern Blvd, west (towards Manhattan)
left on 39th St., (Steinway)
over bridge over tracks, past Skillman Ave, 2nd light after bridge at 43rd Ave.
I’m in the Miller bldg., NW corner of the intersection of 39th St and 43rd ave. Enter in pedestrian entrance to the […]

My bin
is full of empty beer bottles
and beer cans.
And cigarette ashes
and cigarette butts.
And one paper bag that once held a croissant.

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