Monthly Archives: November 2016

The Cubs Won The World Series

The. Cubs. Won. Normally I don’t pay attention to sportsball but… holy shit! The. Cubs. Won. It has been an immutable law of the universe. It existed my whole life. It simply is what it is; gravity points down, the … Continue reading

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Propaganda Sucks Even When You Know It’s Propaganda: Part 3

America and Russia spent decades poised to blow each other (and everyone else) into tiny radioactive bits. It built and it built and it built…. and then poof… over a few short years mutually assured destruction faded away. The great … Continue reading

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Propaganda Sucks Even When You Know It’s Propaganda: Part 2

Knowledge is power but it is not immunity. “I can feel my reaction time slowing, my speech and balance are affected” says the rational brain. Meanwhile the rest of the body is doing the fifth shot of Jagermeister. The fact … Continue reading

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Propaganda Sucks Even When You Know It’s Propaganda: Part 1

A week ago I was baffled by news reports showing Hillary steadily gaining and Trump sinking in the mud. I drove 400 miles and saw only three Hillary yard signs amid perhaps a couple hundred Trump signs. I do not … Continue reading

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