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Homemade Is Where the Heart Is
There's a place for professionals, and a time to enjoy the excellence that can only be attained by those who have dedicated most of...
sursumcorda, 9 July 2023 |
Harvey Mudd, the White House, and Harrison Bergeron
About a million years ago, when I was applying to colleges, high on my list was Harvey Mudd College near Los Angeles, California. At the...
Because We Don't Deserve It
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, and the coronation of King Charles III, which heightened our awareness...
Drones in Warfare
I've mentioned the Task & Purpose YouTube channel before . Here's another fascinating report, about how Raytheon's new laser...
Bring Back the Beavers
Here ya' go. No politics, nothing depressing. Serious, but light. No puppies or kittens, but Beaver Engineers. Take a couple of minutes...
Love It or...
I just saw an awesome t-shirt; if I had documented Native American blood in my lineage, I'd buy one immediately. Back in the days...
Pray for Russia - Now More than Ever
Soon after Russia invaded the Ukraine, I posted this plea to Pray for Russia . Over a year later, the need is greater still. I'm a...
DarkHorse Is on Rumble!
You know I'm a big fan of Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying—the folks I call my favorite Left Coast Liberals. There's a lot we...
Where's the Bathroom?
If you want to be a local guide for the Viking cruise line, one of the most important things to remember is that a large number of your...
St. Alban's Anglican Church, Copenhagen
One of these days I hope to have a more coherent set of posts about our recent cruise, but that will be a while—and I still have...
The Cold Plunge
I am not and have never been one who desires a "spa treatment." Manicures, pedicures, full-body massages, facials, being rubbed with...
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
"By the rude bridge that arched the flood..." Oh, wait, that was a different war. But here, where we are berthed, on September 1,...
Orangutans and Human Children - Reality Check Unblurs the...
The following is excerpted from an article in the June 1980 National Geographic magazine: "Indonesia’s Orangutans: Living...
Who Dreams Up These Nightmares?
In a post from earlier this year, The Domestication of City Dwellers , Heather Heying expresses many of my doubts about the crazy new...
Contraceptive Sex Is Like Vegan Bacon
I couldn't resist that subject title, because it certainly grabbed my attention as the lead-in to an excerpt from a conversation between...
Medicine and Parenting, Then and Now
A lot has changed in 35 years, and not all for the better. Looking through some old journal entries, I read about a time when our...
The End of an Era - Bed Bath and Beyond
I liked Bed, Bath and Beyond. The prices were usually a little higher than elsewhere, but there was always a good coupon...
When Is Fairness Most Needed?
In times of crisis, traditional rules of procedural fairness can be modified. So said Gerard Kennedy, Canadian law...
Some Good Randomness
The 20th anniversary DarkHorse Podcast is full of apparently random interesting topics. If you have the time for the whole hour and 40...
Would It Help?
Over the years, Porter has ordered all sorts of movies from Netflix (the old-fashioned, DVD-in-the-mail way), and every once in a while...
Kingfountain
The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler (47North, 2016) The Thief's Daughter by Jeff Wheeler (47North, 2016)...
Me vs Facebook, Again
Oh, Facebook, when am I going to totally give up on you? It's the people who keep me going there, albeit in a much-reduced state....
Falcon Heavy Launch
It was a beautiful launch last night, just after sunset. I only recorded a small part, first because I wanted to enjoy it...
YouTube Channel Discoveries - Pro Home Cooks
It's been a while since I've shared a favorite YouTube channel, and this one comes with a warning: It will make you hungry ! The...
The Great Outdoors
"Go play outside!" So said generations of mothers—at least once we got past the eons of history in which both work and play...