Greg Smith

Apr 26, 2024 | thehardtimes.net | Greg Smith

Trying to change the world for the better is tough. Systems in place are designed to maintain the unhealthy status quo. If you truly dedicate yourself to fighting the good fight, feelings of futility are inevitable. “Everything’s bad, so why try at all?” This may surprise you, but the truth about our systems might help take an unnecessary burden off of you. There is no such thing as “ethical consumption” under the unethical system of capitalism. But we have needs – food, shelter, a huge death ray.

Feb 23, 2024 | heraldlive.co.za | Greg Smith

It’s with a heavy heart that I must bid adieu to my Saturday early morning companion. Weekend Post has been my preferred Saturday morning read for 30 years ... delivered to my door, come rain or shine. My dogs over the years (Thamel my Golden Retriever, and now Lucy my Border Collie) would run out to fetch it and bring it to me while I made my coffee and toast. Then it would be back to bed to read Weekend Post, while eating my toast and sipping on my coffee, my household still fast asleep.

Feb 8, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Greg Smith |Michele Luckenbaugh |Nicole Lamberson |Yoo Jung Kim

“What did you see?” I asked her, as she sat across from me, wide-eyed and obviously unnerved even thinking back about the episode. “It was horrible,” she said, “just horrible. I was lying on my back, and I saw it in the doorway, a big, dark, shadowy figure, blocking the door to my bedroom. I tried to scream, and nothing came out. I tried to raise my hands, to shield my eyes, to shoo it away, but I was paralyzed. I couldn’t move!”“That must have been very frightening for you,” I said.

Jan 22, 2024 | thehardtimes.net | Greg Smith

LOS ANGELES — Dragula, the macabre drag racing car immortalized by musician Rob Zombie, believes today’s generation has become “soft,” exasperated sources confirm. “Sure, call me the ‘c’ word,” said Dragula, referring to “conservative.” “But I had to dig my own way through the ditches. Nobody gave me a shovel as a handout. This snowflake generation doesn’t understand the value of hard work, they want the worm conquered on a silver platter for them.

Dec 21, 2023 | thehardtimes.net | Greg Smith

The holiday season is here, which means it’s time to buy gifts!You might have a plan for all your loved ones – but what about your dad? Why does it always seem so hard to get something that will excite the man who raised us? You can only buy a man ties so many times before it’s awkward for both of you.