Monthly Archive: January 2023
D.C. Punk Band “the Goons” Reunite for “One Last Job”
It’s something you’ve seen in a million crime films…
Don’t Be a “Kids These Days” Conservative
We conservatives now have a young person problem of at least two generations – millennials and Zers – where the old system does not seem to be working.
Notes On The Delicious Art of Arguing
I didn’t say “debating.” I gave it some thought. Arguing is a broader category. True, much of that extra terrain doesn’t interest me. Who should have set aside the money for the gas bill...
‘Not As Bad As Trump’ Is A Lousy Excuse
Is it bad that Biden had classified information at his “think tank” and in his garage? Yes. The answer is “Yes.” That’s it.
Both Sides Of The Horseshoe Are Dead Wrong About Banning Pornography
No, banning pornography will not improve our relationships with one another, make men kinder to women, or protect women from bad, life-destroying choices.
The King of Civil Rights
Race relations is one of the areas where I have changed my opinion, largely because I’ve been exposed to new ideas and information.
Sunday Morning! “The Red-Headed Pilgrim” by Kevin Maloney
Spending your twenties following your heart off cliffs and making many mistakes isn’t ideal, but nearly everyone does it. Hopefully.
Own Goals, Email Servers and Classified Documents
While the outcomes are the same in both Biden and Trump’s incidents – Classified Documents in places they shouldn’t be – the mechanisms of getting them there are different.
Saturday Morning Gaming: On Sonder
I have finally experienced The Last Of Us Part II.
It did some stuff right and some stuff wrong. (WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS)
POETS Day! Vladimir Nabokov
This POET’S Day poet is Vladimir Nabokov, but before I get to him I’d like to take a moment and mention Thomas Karshan, currently listed by the University of East Anglia website as Associate Professor of Literature.
Speaker of the House: Two Heartbeats from the White House
Discussing eleven Speaker of the House votes, and Kevin McCarthy’s marathon 15-round vote was only the fifth longest in US History.
Weekend Plans Post: My First Piccata
One of the food prep fallacies I’ve encountered out in the wild is something like “I can’t possibly make that. It tastes too good.”
Jeff Beck, RIP
Jeff Beck was just the way a bloke from Wallington whose imagination was set on fire by the guitar went through life.
