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What I Love about Hurricanes
Having watched the sensationalized devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, and seen too much of it even in our own neighborhood, it's time...
sursumcorda, 29 September 2022 |
Hurricane Ian - Thursday, September 29 - 1pm
We lost power just after I published the last post. Here you can see why we are not expecting restoration any time soon. This is one...
Hurricane Ian - Thursday, September 29 - 5am
Ian is now officially a tropical storm. It has passed southeast of us, but still hasn't reached the coast; it's creeping along at...
A Shout-Out to WFTV Channel 9
I normally don't like watching TV coverage of hurricanes, because it is always sensationalized and apparently calculated to evoke panic....
Hurricane Ian - Wednesday, September 28 - 8pm
The winds are picking up a bit, though the rain is still light (at least for Florida). We both made a point of getting a shower...
Hurricane Ian - Wednesday, September 28 - Noon
I have been negligent in posting Hurricane Ian updates, perhaps because our preparations have been slow and methodical over time, and...
Protecting Those We Disagree With
A liberal Democrat Constitutional lawyer speaks on why everyone should be concerned about illegal behavior on the part of the...
Sixty Years of Hubris
Hubris: Exaggerated pride or self-confidence The original of this article by George Friedman, entitled " John F. Kennedy and...
YouTube Channel Discoveries - The DarkHorse Podcast
It's time for another in my series of YouTube channel discoveries . I resent the amount of time it takes to get information out of...
Numbers Matter
Some people are fascinated by large numbers; others just tune out when they see them. Many people don't trust the statistics from the...
V for Vendetta
It takes a lot to get me to watch a 2+ hour movie I'm pretty sure I will not like. One thing I can say about watching V for...
The President's Independence Hall Speech
I couldn't bring myself to watch the speech that President Biden recently gave at my home-town Philadelphia's Independence Hall. That's...
Un-Vegan
Sometimes, you just have to make a meme. It's so much more fun than getting angry about the relentless and ubiquitous anti-meat...
Exceedingly Rare Species Spotted: A Political Ad I...
I'm told that someone found this ad for Governor Ron DeSantis objectionable, and that it has disappeared from television. I wouldn't...
Et Tu, Ancestry?
It started innocently enough, with an e-mail from AncestryDNA informing me of an additional trait revealed by my genetic makeup: my...
News for Green Ember Fans
A brand-new story is on its way from S. D. Smith, creator of the Green Ember series. There's a trailer at JackZulu.com , and I'm...
Chef's Perfect Hamburger
In my review of Michael Pollan's book, Cooked , I noted what a professional chef told him about using salt. "Use at least three...
The Real Anthony Fauci
The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr....
A Depressing Twenty-five Percent
Shame on us, Florida! A 25% voter turn-out? Are you kidding me? I'll admit that I wasn't thrilled by yesterday's primary election....
Unoffendable
Unoffendable: How Just One Change Can Make All of Life Better by Brant Hansen (W Publishing Group, 2015) This book was...
How Did We Get Here?
I think we're being gaslighted. How is it that we have come to a society where: If you hold conservative views, you are not...
McCormick Peppercorn Medley Grinder
The only thing I don't like about McCormick's Peppercorn Medley Grinder is that it isn't refillable, which seems like such a waste....
Our Cell Phone Saga
It began a month ago, when we made the decision to switch our phones from AT&T to Spectrum. Spectrum is our cable internet provider,...
3.5 Hours of Jack Barsky
I've written twice before about Jack Barsky, once in The Spy Who Stayed , and again when I reviewed his book, Deep Undercover ....
I Passed the Test
I took a COVID test this week. I try to avoid those things as much as possible: I hadn't taken one since April, when I needed it to...