POETS Day! The Villanelle
As forms go, the villanelle wants you not to take it seriously. At a glance, it’s childish. It seems the stuff of sing-song nursery rhymes. It is not.
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It’s Going to Be Biden v Trump Again
Biden v Trump II…I hesitate to say that it’s the matchup that we deserve. I hope we haven’t been that bad as a nation.
Confessions On Modern Gaming As It Passes Me By
In which I just admit that sometime between the Atari 2600 and PlayStation 2 or 3 gaming has passed me by, and that’s o
Spring Minestrone
Is minestrone pronounced minestrone-eh as if a Canadian was offering it to you, minestrone-ee as if there were no generous Canadians aboot?
Why People Hate Politicians
Why do people hate politicians? There are a number of negative attributes that people associate with politicians and then use to describe the entire group.
Good Riddance To Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon
It wasn’t Tucker Carlson’s dishonesty or hatemongering that led to his dismissal. CNN has not publicly commented on why Don Lemon was fired.
President Biden Announces 2024 Reelection Run, Pundits Hardest Hit
Spare a thought for the death of political punditry’s dream booking of the 2024 presidential election. Joe Biden is officially running.
What is a National Divorce?
National divorce is loser talk. It only comes out when Republicans lose elections. If Republicans win, talk of national divorce disappears.
Religious Liberty Returns to the Supreme Court
Religious liberty was back at the Supreme Court over a postal worker who felt that working on Sunday violated his religious beliefs.
Social Conservatives Understand Economics Poorly
I keep seeing this meme from social conservatives, and it is so wrong-headed it makes me grind my teeth. First, and probably the least negative impact, is that government has no constitutional authority to...
Sunday Morning! “The Solar Circus” by Gustave Khan
A “lost” symbolist classic by Gustave Khan about a dreamer throwing himself into “life” and running away to join the circus.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Debt I Owe Elden Ring
It took Elden Ring to teach me “Yeah, you can walk away. Come back later.”And having done that, I’ve found that Horizon: Zero Dawn is a really good game!
Rapidly Scheduled Assembly Throughput
Summoning up all the knowledge of my 30 in astrophysics and fourteen years in spacecraft operations, I can explain it thusly: Sh*t ‘sploded.
POETS Day! Li Bai, Ernest Fenollosa, and Ezra Pound
Li Bia, who Ernest Fenollosa and Ezra Pound refer to as Rihaku as he is known in Japan, was born in 701 A.D.
Not French Onion Dip
We fast track that kind of thing, and for good reason. French onion dip is delicious. This onion dip is preferable.
GOP Elites Should Blame Themselves for Trump’s Popularity
The Republican elites missed their chance to stop Trump and they don’t really want to stop him anyway if it means a Democrat will win (again).
New York City, For We Are Many
Is it wholly representative? I argue that it is. If you come to New York City, and only New York City, you have truly been to America.
Dominion Settles With Fox News
It would seem this trial is not going to be the Great Reckoning many were hoping for regarding the 2020 Election and the falsehoods heaped thereupon.
Taiwanese Sovereignty is American Security
Friendly control of Taiwan is a core national security interest for the United States, and not just because of its economic heft. The strategic implications of the former Formosa go back over a century.
The Problem With Constitutional Carry
I am pro-Second Amendment, but I believe the biggest threat to our Second Amendment rights comes from the unfettered, unsafe use of guns.
