Monthly Archive: May 2020
Thursday Throughput: Parallel Universes Edition
Parallel universes? t’s now time for me to be Dr. Buzzkill. While this explanation is not impossible, it’s far less likely than more mundane explanations.
On Pound-Foolish Creativity
There’s a lot of penny-wise, pound-foolish creativity in the world–I’m here to tell you making real investments in your creativity can make all the difference.
Ravi Zacharias: The Uncomplicated Facts
The death of Ravi Zacharias yesterday has generated a broad array of conflicting responses. Happily, despite the acrimony, the key facts are undisputed.
Wednesday Writs: Say It to My Face Edition
The confrontation clause — the right to face one’s accuser — is among the most well-known of our constitutionally guaranteed criminal rights.
The Last Confession of Jane Roe
The most passionate of all our political debates is about to get a whole new, ugly chapter in it’s long history opened up.
Whither An Old Problem: Sweden, New York, and Problems with Elderly Care
People are going to die, and there is going to be economic pain. The final numbers of both are what has been, and still is being, negotiated.
News Organization Wired Organizes and Pushes for Management to Recognize its Union
Back in April, they officially started working with The News Guild of New York: Since its founding 27 years ago, WIRED has prepared readers and viewers for the promises and upheavals of the future....
Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Non-suffering of Foolishness Edition
It is Monday, folks, and while we hope you and yours are safe and well, there is plenty going on in the world of politics and culture that we need to get into.
Silent But Deadly: Malaria in WWII
With microbes on our minds, it’s time to talk about one of the gravest threats soldiers in WWII faced — the threat of disease. Military leaders have long known that disease poses an even...
Sunday Morning! “The Summer He Didn’t Die” by Jim Harrison
In times of stress, it’s good to return to nourishing comfort food, which for me means Jim Harrison’s prose.
100 Favorite Films To Recommend Part 7: The 1980s
The eighties? This decade’s films attracted me with over-the-top adventure and bone-chilling horror with some comedy mixed in and one drama.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (remastered)
Sports games for people who don’t like sports games.
Saturday Spins: Jason Isbell
Put this song on…I was a puddle after hearing it. Since I am a narcissist like Jason Isbell we are gonna make this about me.
