The Second Civil War
The rush to proclaim a second civil war is a symptom of ahistorical thinking common in the social media age.
Monthly Archive: May 2022
On Iceland
“We’re going to Iceland. In April. I can get two hotel rooms with my points. You get the car.” So I went to Iceland. You should go to Iceland.
The Election that Could Decide the Election
At first blush, you would think that Doug Mastriano would be a good candidate for governor. Not enough people are paying attention…
Student Loan Forgiveness: A Bad Idea Disguised
Student loan forgiveness is not a good idea…Not without other reforms. It is a Band-Aid on a sucking chest wound
Killing Themselves With Kindness, Then We Did Pilates
Still, to this day, RIGHT NOW, many many women do not feel comfortable having honest conversations with other women about abortion.
The Return of the Bedroom Police
Like the latest installment of a bad horror movie franchise, the bedroom police are back. These things must be repudiated.
Sunday Morning! “Rudin” by Ivan Turgenev
Turgenev’s first novel tells of a common type: the brilliant intellectual who could have changed the world, if only he’d get out of his own way.
Politicians are Cheap
The underlying factor in this transaction is that, compared to most other complex questions in society, politicians are relatively cheap.
Saturday Morning Reading: Harry Dresden’s Peace Talks and Battle Ground
I *FINALLY* got around to reading the two latest books in the Harry Dresden series: Peace Talks and Battle Ground
Well-Tuned: Absolutely, Live Is Best, But
Of course there are bands and artists that I wish I could have witnessed live, but I have immersed myself into their momentous live recordings
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review
The Sam Raimi directed Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is an incredibly fun movie with a bevy of awesome cameos
World Password Day 2022
The challenge is making a password that we can remember yet meets all of IT’s requirements, so lets look at a simple method.
The Demise of the Big Tent Made Us Stupid
Social media doesn’t make us stupid. But the rise of narrow information silos most certainly has. We need to find ways to recreate the big tent.
POETS Day! Send in the Cavafy
This guy Cavarfy was born in Alexandria and should have been, by modern standards, called an Egyptian, but he avoided that by moving at a young age to Liverpool
