Throughput: Superintendent Chalmers Edition
What happened with last week’s massive solar storm, why the Sun gets active, the danger such activity represents and whether or not Superintendent Chalmers minored in astronomy.
The content of our discontent
POETS Day! Philip Larkin and Narrative
Philip Larkin is brilliantly acerbic. He cuts cruelly because he cuts directly when mockingly describing habits and rituals of life he finds silly or undignified.
Weekend Plans Post: The Fall Guy (2024)
One guy cancelled, then another guy cancelled, and I said “We’re not going to play with 3. Let’s see a movie. Let’s see… THE FALL GUY.”
Nick Altrock, Demon Batter
Nick Altrock was a pitcher for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Americans, and Chicago White Sox, and a player/manager for the Washington Senators.
Will the Real Free-Trade Party Please Stand Up?
Americans have become accustomed to the choice between bad and worse. That’s where we are on the issue of trade as well in 2024.
Music Monday: An Introduction to Ambient Dub Music
Ambient Dub music is a genre artists fold themselves into, rather than try to expand and break from. Some definitions and history are in order here.
Biden’s Israel Aid Pause
It is fair to criticize Biden’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, but it is not accurate to say that the president is doing the same thing that Donald Trump was impeached for.
POETS Day! GK Chesterton Was a Merry Old Soul
Chesterton got roped into a production of Old King Cole and it roused his muse.
Apple Ad Misses the Mark
I mean … it’s just an ad. But it also represents how, under Tim Cook, Apple has really lost the narrative.
Republicans Defending Joe Biden
The Republican former lieutenant governor of Georgia is endorsing Joe Biden and Republicans don’t like it.
Forensic Files II: Meh
Headline News revived the series as “Forensic Files II.” It took four years before I was willing to give it a try…
US Presidents Sorted Into Hogwarts Houses
In J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, the characters at Hogwarts are sorted into four different houses…let’s apply these to the US Presidents.
Class in 21st Century America
A discussion of class in America in the 21st Century through analysis of differential financial behavior as incentivized by the tax code
