POETS Day! William Faulkner’s Go at Anachronism
They are as youthful as cool spring grass. They also have the defects of youth—youth’s impatience, unsophistication and immaturity.
Monthly Archive: October 2024
Ukraine and the Axis of Evil
If you believe that Iran, North Korea, and China are hostile powers, why are you working to advance their goals when it comes to Russian aggression in Ukraine?
From The Atlantic: Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’
A bombshell report from anonymous sources reveal some shocking things that Trump allegedly said
From Semafor: Los Angeles Times won’t endorse for president
An LA Times spokesperson told Semafor, “We do not comment on internal discussions or decisions about editorials or endorsements.”
Mini-Throughput: Rockets Rockets Everywhere
It’s been crazy week or two for space. But it was also a crazy week for rockets, with no less than three major launches in the span of a week.
The Election’s Home Stretch
It may be difficult to believe, but Election Day is two weeks from today.
Performative Politics is Weak Sauce for Disaster Relief
Whatever else can be said about MAGA Republicans, they do love a good show.
Campaign Scratchpad: Known Unknowns
Making the outcome a known unknown to anyone that isn’t very motivated in their thinking. There’s a lot of motivated thinking out there, though.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Killing a White Dragon
That’s my first dragon since the 80s. And it might have been the best night of D&D in my whole life.
Hamas, Anyar Sinwar, and The Grand Delusion
The lay of the land in a world where America can’t control other nations who feel a need to act in their own best interest.
From the Cornell Daily Sun: University Bans Four Pro-Palestinian Activists From Campus for Three Years
‘This Doesn’t Stop With Taal’
On the Dodgers, Postseason Baseball, and Growing Up
The playoffs become Groundhog’s Day, and it breeds numbness and apathy. But this year, it feels different.
POETS Day! Why Is Tom Bombadil?
If you correctly type “semillon” the first result is the Wikipedia page for Tolkien’s Silmarillion. Good for Tolkien, but bad for Sauternes and trimmed sauvignon blanc.
Weekend Plans Post: Thinkin’ ’bout Numbers
A fun and funny problem solved involving things lost in translation
