A New Blog of Note

Joe Pugnetti of Perkasie, PA, maintains a blog that festers just above Outta Leftfield. The link says that it's called "Wurds from the Burbs," but the blog is entitled "A Liberal Point of View." Whatever its true name, I didn't want to touch this thing, but ol' Joe has been sending his ramblings in editorial form to the Souderton Independent, where I can't help but notice them.

Here's a gem from his latest, extolling the virtues of globalization:

But just as we read of the quaint political and social structures of 1,000 years ago, we will be considered just as immature by the generations to come once the earth is just one more planet in the federation of planets within the universe.

Thanks, Gene Roddenberry. Can you believe that? "You'll see how wrong you are - IN THE FUTURE!"

I'd encourage you to check out his absolutely meritless short story entitled "The Archives," which contains such gems as "I was as nervous as a girl preparing for the junior prom." Here's a sample:

But now, finally, 3 generations since the beginning of the what was eventually called the Reclamation,

Wow, the Reclamation! Such a vague and textbook sci-fi sort of name, isn't it?

someone other than one of the seven Circle of Elders

Wow, the seven Circle of Elders! So grammatically incorrect... and are there seven Elders in the Circle? Are there several separate Circles of Elders? Will humanity every really name their leaders "Elders"?

was authorized to read, review and report on the summary of the most darkest and conversely, most unifying time of human existence.

Wow, the "most darkest"!