A.j. Aston

LATEST ARTICLES ( 39 )

• Donald Trump in the White House: The New Abnormal

  

  I belong to that very large group of people who, on the morning of November 9th, woke up stunned, angry, sad and profoundly embarrassed at the thought that... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Il Presidente Trump

  

  In 1851, Joseph Marie de Maistre, a French philosopher and politician said: “Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite” which translates to “Every nation ha... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Vengence

  

  It's not that we thought this presidential campaign could not drop to any new lows anymore, what with Trump insisting on "being himself", but this latest... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2016 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Little Bit of Knowledge Can Be a Dangerous Thing….

  

  If I have been silent for a long time, it is because I have been busy spinning my wheels. I got nowhere, but it took all this time to get there. Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Say What?

  

  Every morning I watch the news on CNN and find myself repeatedly confronted with the realization that, compared to the reporters working for this news... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Constitution 2.0

  

  As mentioned in the first article in this series, we, in the United States(alt) realized that if the Constitution was to remain the basis for our laws, we neede... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Rotten Apple

  

  After the bi-partisan legislation, the Manchin-Toomey Bill, which called for expanded background checks on gun sales via the Internet and at gun shows, was... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• UNITED STATES(alt) - PART IV - Tourism

  

  Anastasia here again, this time to tell you all about U.S.(alt) and the industry concerned with:TourismBefore Purification Day, one of the areas of commerce to... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• UNITED STATES(alt) - Part III - Fashion

  

  For those of you who do not as yet know me, my name is Anastasia and I am reporting to you live from U.S.(alt). In the third part of my series (see Part I and... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• UNITED STATES(alt) - Part II - The Economy

  

  Hello again! Anastasia here, coming to you live from the heart of the United States(alt). As I promised in my last report, today’s topic of discussions is: The... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• UNITED STATES (alt) - Part I

  

  Hello, my name is Anastasia and I’m coming to you live from the heart of the United States(alt), a country much like yours, but located in a reality alternate t... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Only One Who Can Stop a Bad Man with a Cigarette, is a Good Man with a...

  

  My beloved.....Hi, my name is Wynona LaJacques and it's great to be here today, among so many friends, and I appreciate your warm welcome. As you might... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Adding Tremendous Insult to Horrendous Injury

  

  As most of you know by now, the Manchin-Toomey Amendment to the S.649, Firearms Bill was defeated. A filibuster by the Republicans forced a 60 vote requirement... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Antics of Capitol Hill

  

  Ladies and gentlemen, if I may have your attention! Thank you.We have all come together this evening to honor the next recipients of the “Polysemous... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• From Outside in

  

  The stuff votes are made of.....While the two sides of the isle cannot even agree on what the root cause of gun violence in this country is, the Europeans,... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Testimony of an Egg.

  

  My name is Ovum. I, uh…. How is that spelled?Oh-Vee-You-Em, Your Honor. Thank you. What brings you before us today?I have been unjustly accused of wrong-doing.... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Assumption Really Can Make an Ass out Of…..

  

  This adage was oh, so true last night, when Super Bowl XLVII collided with my ignorance.As I’m sure you all know, each sport has it’s own specific terminology. Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Breaking News! Ship of Fools Crashes into Twitter Dock! Legions Blacklisted!

  

  Yesterday evening at 7:03p.m. EVT (Eastern Virtual Time), the captain of the Ship of Fools, Pequod Hornblower, shed three, albeit very large, tears when he... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Infamy Shared...

  

  By her own account, Nancy Lanza was the mother of a disturbed boy, a painfully shy misfit, an odd piece in the puzzle that is our society. Did she help him to... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill Blah, Blah, Bullshit!

  

  True, guns don’t kill people. Angry, deranged, disturbed, people do. People with a grudge, people with something to prove, people wanting notoriety, people... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION