Monthly Archives: October 2020

On Expertise: Part 2

Ya’ ready for a story with absolutely no specific details? Has the political season inured you to that yet? Great, here goes: Consider society as a whole. We live in a sophisticated interlocking network of skills and technologies the likes … Continue reading

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On Expertise: Part 1

There comes a time in every man’s life when they realize everyone they ever counted on was probably just winging it. One personal memory of that idea is when my toddler child wanted to do something. I can’t recall the … Continue reading

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Living The Dream: Part 1

I’ve been reluctant to post lately; resorting to eight part grouse hunting stories and analysis of the “beats” in today’s ubiquitous propaganda. Why tap dance around the obvious? Because y’all already know. You don’t need me beating the bloody spot … Continue reading

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ABBA Is Everywhere

Y’all know Attack of the Lesbian Activist Squirrels has a theory that ABBA was among the first (or best) to master the use of music to imbed pre-planted bullshit in the population. How else to explain how Swedish Disco, which … Continue reading

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The “Beats” In Our Fictional World

I never watched much TV. Now I watch less. Same for movies. I don’t know if commercial storytellers suck more (“It’s Cinderella Part IV, with black lesbians!”) or I’ve changed. I suspect it’s the latter. TV and movies (and most … Continue reading

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Wise Counsel

Hat tip to The Forty-Five.

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Debates And Grouse Hunting: Part 8

It’s my blog and my imagination and I can have my respected elder step out of the forest. So, there he was. His eyes twinkled. He always had a smile. He was so much older than me. Wiser, and a … Continue reading

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Debates And Grouse Hunting: Part 7

The thing about grouse hunting is that I suck at it. See that adult thing? I could imagine or pretend that I’m awesome and always come home with my bag limit of birds. It wouldn’t be true. I don’t limit … Continue reading

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Debates And Grouse Hunting: Part 6

Driving to a grouse hunting area, the radio reported Trump had been exposed to COVID. I had no idea. I shrugged my shoulders. It doesn’t worry me. In the long term, we’re all going to be exposed to COVID. It … Continue reading

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Debates And Grouse Hunting: Part 5

Nobody in the chattering classes, nor bloggers, nor rantings on social media discussed what I saw in the debates. I saw the juxtaposition between two mutually exclusive ways of being. One player presented accomplishments and challenges as an adult, inherently … Continue reading

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