Archive for January, 2004

Thrift Gore

Did you ever notice how weird that word is? It’s so packed of odd, soft sounds. I think about this as I write my post. I like to start with titles. Well, actually, I start with an idea. Then I make a title. Then I actually write the post.
I [...]

by Bryce Rausch, my brother, who writes for the SMSU (formerly SSU) Spur.
Remember the moon? That scary planet that’s both made of cheese and has a man’s face in it? Well, as I recall, some people are still shocked that we ever decided to send people there in the first place. They could’ve been eaten. [...]

Apparently, Hepatitis B is bad. From what the CDC says about it, it “can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death.”
Basically, it’s the viral equivalent of drinking way too much. This virus, coupled with drinking way too much, is why nurses around the country are urging [...]

Faerie Trails

Frosted in golden
    auras and left,
        eternally to fade
        reluctant to go,
    in dying halos
ebb your trails.
Ta’en so slightly
    remaining so softly
        apparitions to praise,
        in such sweetness.
    Light in dark
suddenly wonderfully fails.
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Christmas

Two thousand and five years ago, a tiny little Jew-boy was born and changed everything. His name was Jesus. At first no one gave a damn, save three Eastern men (go figure), but time would tell. This little boy would shine.
Nowadays, we celebrate his birthday. There aren’t many people who are [...]

Storm in the Sea

He didn’t like prison. People normally don’t like prison, but Casio was softer than most and sensistive. It wasn’t just that they had wrongly accused and then wrongly convicted him. It was also that the kind of person Casio is isn’t the kind of person prison is good for.
The most painful thing [...]