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I feel schadenfreude, but about me.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wisdom and Ignorance

Michelangelo, and a guy named Guido, both obtained their marble from the same Italian quarry. But what each man saw in that marble made the difference between a statue gathering dust in a museum, and the calcite nano-compounds that saved our galaxy from the dreaded Venusian Hell-Beam.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Science and Religion

The question isn't 'What's the point?' The question is: What is a point?

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Happiness and Misery

How did he who rides a tiger get on it in the first place???

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Law and Politics

Today, as in the past, a successful career requires sacrifice. And today, as in the past, there's usually a maiden and a volcano involved.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Success and Failure and Work and Recreation

Any weapon is a biological weapon if it saves your life.

The Covert Comic, in War and Peace and Life and Death

Letter to My Younger Self.

Dear younger self: That idea you had ten minutes ago to write a letter to your younger self was totally sappy.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wisdom and Ignorance

I used to say 'This too shall pass.'

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Altruism and Cynicism

Peace is an end undo itself.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in War and Peace and Law and Politics

Aphorisms are like lingerie: revealing in their brevity, plus people get uncomfortable when I show them mine.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Art and Literature and Wisdom and Ignorance

I don't mind people marching to the beat of a different drummer, so long as that drummer plays standard march tempo of 120 BPM.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Altruism and Cynicism and Happiness and Misery

I always think before I speak. I always think "I think I'll speak now."

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Success and Failure

They say that unless you're the lead dog, the view never changes. Then again, if you're a dog you probably like that view.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Success and Failure and Wisdom and Ignorance

The high road has too many potholes.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Happiness and Misery

It's the end of days somewhere.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Food and Drink and Happiness and Misery

Given a choice between two evils, that's already three.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Happiness and Misery

For a while I thought I was bisexual, but only because I tend to get 'bi-' and 'semi-' mixed up.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Love and Hate and Happiness and Misery

If her eyes don't sparkle, her gun will.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Men and Women and War and Peace

The heart never lies. It asserts alternative facts.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Law and Politics

Sometimes I'm the windshield. Sometimes I'm the bug. But I'll never be a griper. As long as I'm not the windshield wiper.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wisdom and Ignorance