Our Living Contradiction
November 21, 2021
politics
The November 14, 2021 issue of the New York Times Magazine contains an article by Jake Silverstein entitled A Nation of Argument. (If you follow the
Genetic Geneology
November 20, 2021
identity
The November 22, 2021 Issue of The New Yorker has an article entitled How Your Family Tree Could Catch a Killer by Raffi Khatchadourian. In the
PANCHO LÓPEZ
November 8, 2021
In the summer between my junior and senior years in high school (I think), the father of my best friend, Mark (“Gruesome”) Grandy, found us jobs
Burying Google Fiber on Bartram Drive
October 21, 2021
This is the tool used to punch holes in the earth for the orange conduit that will hold our Google Fiber. It’s kind of like an autonomous
In a setback for Apple, the European Union seeks a common charger for all phones
September 24, 2021
Today’s New York Times reports The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to make USB-C connectors the standard charging port for all
Thinking that we think independently
July 12, 2021
Posted by a friend on Facebook: It’s interesting that the poster calls this a “random thought” when this is all over social media and even MSM
Learning from an old brain
July 12, 2021
As my brain slows down with age, I am able for some reason to notice its actions better than before. For example, I turn right at the top of our
Don’t thump this Bible
July 12, 2021
This is a Concealed Carry Semi Hard Shell Bible Gun Case For Medium To Small Guns sold on ebay.com. Notice that the pistol in the photo is cocked
Hurricane Elsa
July 2, 2021
Our evil stepmother spelled her name “Else”, but this makes me feel uncomfortable anyway. Hurricane Elsa is coming our way
OSS sabotage manual from 1944
July 1, 2021
Rebecca Hill posted a Homeland Security Digital Library article on Facebook. OSS/CIA sabatoge instructions Organizations and Conferences
Home — Finding Place in Poetry
June 27, 2021
SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, July 18th, 3:00-4:00 pm Use this link to join the Zoom poetry reading, Featured Readers: Mark Smith-Soto, Iris Tillman, Fred
The Great 2021 Gasoline Shortage
May 13, 2021
fun & beer
– As I recall, the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers used to say Beer will get you through times of no gasoline better than gasoline will get you
A Monument to the Union Victory
May 6, 2021
A good friend of mine asks on Facebook: Why aren’t there Union victory monuments or monuments to abolitionists? This question reminded me of the
You say “Naomi”, I say “Naomi”…
April 19, 2021
communication & language
From Bloomberg Business Week Facebook Sees WhatsApp As Its Future, Antitrust Suit or Not Will Cathcart, the head of WhatsApp My wife and I
Self-Ignorance
April 18, 2021
self-ignorance
By Adam Zagajewski Translated by Clare Cavanagh Found in NY Times Magazine I don’t believe we humans have any special form of self-knowledge or
Think about the reflection in a person’s eyes
April 18, 2021
I found this image on Facebook but I couldn’t find its source. The photo is interesting for several reasons. Notice the reflections in Helen
Abraham Piper, Exvangelical
April 13, 2021
religion
Today’s NY Times had an article on Abraham Piper entitled Pastor’s Son Left Faith, Becoming an Evangelical Critic for a New Flock on TikTok. It was
The Georgia Voter Suppression Law
April 6, 2021
politics
When I first read about Georgia’s new voting law, it sounded as if some parts of it were okay. For example, Republicans say that Sunday voting is
COVID-19 vaccines and older so-called conservatives
March 24, 2021
politics
I can’t understand how older people can refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Younger people have not lived through the amazing vaccines
Post Vaccination Haircut
March 23, 2021
misc
Me with 14-month-long hair Plus Big Mike Equals this
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