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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...
sursumcorda, 26 September 2022 |
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...
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has apparently come early to Florida. We awoke to the news that Interstate 4 just north of us was shut down when a semi...
Google Chat Is Eavesdropping on My Conversations
I didn't choose Google Chat. I still have one friend with whom I communicate by what was once known as Instant Messaging. Over the...
A Fun Linguistics Break
You know how after you've watched a video on YouTube, it goes on to show you some other video it thinks you might like? Usually it's off...
I Have Too Many Kindle Books
I have too many Kindle books. Granted, 280+ is a drop in the bucket compared with the physical books that crowd our bookshelves. Many...
Revisited: The Brain that Changes Itself
I've been writing these essays for more than 20 years. As with all writers (and other artists), I often look back on my work and...
More On Corporate Philanthropy
I love Better World Books , and tend to spend a fair amount of money on their site. Why? Because they are without a doubt the least...