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OK… it’s not terribly interesting unless you’re a nerd like me. In which case it’s fascinating! I ponder long haul, “through the eye of history”, systems of wise governance. The chaos of the day sucks. I wish people would turn … Continue reading →

I last seriously managed my blog two weeks ago (don’t be shocked but sometimes I post by autopilot and/or approve comments in haste). Two weeks is unconscionably long by modern standards but not rare for me. I won’t go into … Continue reading →

I mourn lost humor venues but the universe provides. Lately the Babylon Bee has been on a roll: Millennial Wishes There Were Some Historical Examples Of Socialism We Could Study To Have Some Idea How It Might Turn Out PORTLAND, … Continue reading →

I wrote about how I built a boat as a retreat from the bullshit that surrounds us. My logic is simple. You build a boat with real physical materials and put it in real actual water. If it sinks you … Continue reading →

Recently I posted a quote about academics being mental conformists (which also means mental weaklings… but we all knew that). Specifically referring to academia, their lockstep thought and lemming-like propensity to stampede is all pervasive. It stunts their growth. They … Continue reading →

Jack Kerwick in Academia and the Spirit of Fear not only hits the nail on the head, he pounds it to the center of the earth: “Academia, perhaps second only to Hollywood, remains the largest bastion of mental conformity in … Continue reading →

Friday: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: “I’m a terrorist fucknut. I’m one of the bad guys leading ISIS. I’m as creepy as shit. I do things that require my henchmen shovel up body parts and hose down the pavement afterwards. I plan … Continue reading →

Mitt Romney: “I want to use social media anonymously. What’s a good pseudonym?” Anthony Weiner: “Carlos Danger just sent you an image.” Mitt Romney: “Ugh!” Anthony Weiner: “Pseudonyms are great!” Mitt Romney: “I chose ‘Pierre Delecto’. Nobody will figure it … Continue reading →

About a month ago I got a generous tip from a couple of readers. They liked my salute to the bravery of Dave Chappelle, who dares have a public sense of humor in the age of woke-scolds: “Nobody feared a … Continue reading →

This thing is going down the rabbit hole just as I thought it might. Analysis paralysis will get to me. I’m mentally regrouping. First thought: “functionally equivalent” is fine. I don’t need exactly identical. Maybe “both stay in sync” was … Continue reading →