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Hey, GOP—you own this

In case you haven’t been paying attention, violence has overtaken Washington this afternoon. Fuck, immediately after I typed that sentence my wife DMed me this … Anyhow, after Donald Trump gave his whiney, bitchy, the-type-of-cowardly-bullshit-a-guy-with-five-draft-deferments-might-utter moan speech about the election being stolen, he urged his supporters to fight. So they’re

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Inflatable baby Jesus

So the son and I have been taking a lot of night walks of late, and a few hours ago we passed the above display in a neighbor’s yard. Yes, it’s inflatable baby Jesus Christ. Now, to be clear, I’ve got no problem with inflatable baby Jesus Christ, inflatable Moses,

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Drinking the Kool-Aid

I was thinking today how many, many, many people don’t get the Kool-Aid references when they’re made in reference to Donald Trump and the people who mindlessly follow his every utterance and command. It’s the sort of thing you slide past—“Kool-Aid, OK. I’m sure it’s something.” So, in case you’re

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Avoid the stupid

The MAGAs are gathering in Washington, and they want red meat. They want you to come out and scream at them. They want to get up in your face. They want to show you that masks are stupid. They want to scream “Four more years!” and watch you seethe Their

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Writing alongside a dog

If you follow this website at all, you know my dog Norma died about six months ago. Her passing carved me up, and I still get quite sad seeing her photo, or thinking about some of the quirks that made her, well, quirky. She was, without debate, a wonderful dog.

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This guy

So I was sorting thru Twitter this morning when I came upon a Fox News clip posted by the terrific Aaron Rupar. Here it is … And I love this. I love this. I love this. I love this. It immediately made me think of David Lee Roth’s 1985 cover

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The shame you’ll feel …

The year is, oh, 2050. You’re a grandpa. Or grandma. Your grandchild is learning about Donald Trump in school. She has some questions. “Grandpa, you didn’t vote for Donald Trump, did you?” Yes, you reply. You did. Twice. “But Grandpa, didn’t he wind up spending 10 years in prison after

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Did Ted Cruz cheat in 2016?

On February 3, 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump Tweeted this in the aftermath of the Iowa caucus … To be clear, he accused Ted Cruz of cheating. Accused him of fraud. Accused him of doing something dirty to the election process. And he demanded there be an election do-over. Here’s an

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My motherfucking dog

So we have a dog named Poppy. She’s 6-months old, snuggly, warm, lovable and relatively well behaved. That said, I’m pissed. A few weeks ago, for Chanukah, I bought the wife an electric throw blanket. The woman is always cold and an absolute sucker for blankets. So I hit up

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The empty diner

Tonight we ordered dinner from the Harbor House. It’s an old-school diner about 20 minutes down the road, and the spot where I’ve written much of my last two books. The Harbor House is one of the few places out here that feels like New York. Red booths line the

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