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Chicago, Part 2 - Tea and Vertigo
( Part 1 is here .) After getting squared away at the Palmer House, the next order of business was food. We had planned only one meal...
sursumcorda, 24 March 2022 |
Chicago, Part 1 - Arrival and Culture Shock
Who would visit Chicago in the middle of winter? There are plenty of reasons to visit Chicago, but the spark that inspired this...
A Cool Kickstarter Project That Doesn't Need My Support
I've backed a few Kickstarter projects in my time, at the intersection of an interesting concept, a person or cause I'd like to support,...
Cutting Through the Fog
Porter has been doing yeoman's work sorting through the information, misinformation, and distorted information available to us about the...
Greatest Love Day, Redux
Remember 2019? Must have been at least a decade ago, right? Who'd have thought we could pack so much pandemic, riot, and war...
Pray for Russia
Are you a person who prays? Are you praying for the Ukraine, its people, and its leaders? Good. They need it, obviously and...
Math Fun
A lot of other subjects have been taking up my mind space, and my blog space, for a long time, so I was delighted when a friend shared...
Uplifting Interview with Jacob Wells
This interview with GiveSendGo co-founder, Jacob Wells was so uplifting I have to share it. I'd written about GiveSendGo...
No Need for You to Miss a Minute
As a child, I listened to 'way too many repetitions of Tom Lehrer's That Was the Year that Was album; consequently I've lately...
This is Why I Prefer OLD Art
It's "Museums on Us" weekend, and time to take a look at what might be new around town. Usually that means the Orlando Museum of Art and...
Russian Tea Time
When we were in Chicago recently, our first meal was at the amazing Russian Tea Time restaurant. It was a special occasion; if we...
Let Them Hear of Brave Knights
Milestone note: This is my 3000th blog post. That calls for something serious, but not depressing. Here you go:...
Pain Works That Way
I woke up this morning at 4:00, troubled by the news Porter had delivered when he came to bed about midnight last night. Life has been...
Is History a Waste of Time?
I know many of you think I have better things to do than follow the protests in Ottawa, and you're right. You can blame my 10th grade...
Behind the Freedom Convoy
It's nearly an hour long, but if you want to know the truth behind the origins, organizers, goals, and strategies of Freedom Convoy...
A Shout Out to CentraCare
If my memory serves me correctly, I have been to an emergency care facility twice in my life. Unlike my brother, who apparently...
This Is Serious, Folks
I fully intended to post something lighter today, but history has no pause button. Anyone receiving a cancer diagnosis, or answering...
Trust, Broken
Charitable giving is a tricky thing. It's not enough to be generous; it's also important to be sure your money is going where you intend...
Our Culture of Fear
Our Culture of Fear could be the title of a post on the last two pandemic years, but not this time. As much as COVID hysteria has...
The BIS in Action
Just yesterday I encountered the idea of how our primitive behavioral immune system fuels the bizarre fear, disgust,...
Great COVID Vaccination Article: The Good, the Bad, and...
Are you tired of extremism and party politics surrounding talk about COVID-19 vaccination? Me, too. I think you will love an article...
The World Is Watching, and So Are We
Only a few times in my life have I felt this close to history-in-the-making. The Apollo 11 moon landing. The fall of the Berlin Wall....
Chicago Firefighters to the Rescue
We interrupt all the troubles of the world for a feel-good story that occurred just hours after we left Chicago. Pepper the dog is...
Freedom Convoy 2022
You will hear soon about our wonderful trip to Chicago, but current events are taking precedence today. I hate crowds. All my...
Sounding a Quiet Alarm
The line between truth-telling and fear-mongering may be thinner than I'd like to believe. I legitimately criticize most popular...