molly peterson

My sis Katie taught Nietzsche at Deep Springs a couple of years ago; that fact brought German philosophy back into our lives. The terrific LA blog LosAnjealous has a very good parody of the Bil Keane comic Family Circus; two of my early attempts are screen shots below. You can refresh AND make a permalink there too.

Dear Paul Westerberg: Your song worked. I fell in love with this guy’s music long before he died today. Playing pool near the Panhandle, in San Francisco, in fact. I never travel far, without a little Big Star either. Assuming arguendo you still do. Also, thanks for being awesome, mostly. Sincerely, Molly Further reading: The Box Tops Big Star If he was from Venus, would he feed us with a spoon? If he was from Mars, wouldn’t that be cool?

It makes sense that a comedy writer would be able to navigate the difference between irony, satire, cynicism and just plain snark. From the end of Conan O’Brien’s last show: To all the people watching, I can never thank you enough for your kindness to me and I’ll think about it for the rest of my life. All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism- it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t