If you like physics… that alone is enough to start The Expanse. I’m in my little pandemic bubble and echo chamber, so I’ve been watching this show with jaw-dropped amazement, and isolated such that I (more…)
“Remember the Whigs, Larry?” or the march towards equality, and where we lost it along the way…
A non-sequitur about Trump’s America, and where we’re heading. This is from Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72. Sounds like Trump’s GOP: “Remember the Whigs, Larry? They (more…)
The best Elizabeth from Knoxville “It’s a Revolution” Memes
This has got to be inappropriate in some manner, but in my terror and sadness this made me laugh. I think not knowing your privilege, not knowing your status, being tone-deaf, and admitting a felony are (more…)
Happy New Year, and Auld Lang Syne, or “Is it right that old times be forgotten?”
Happy New Year, and Auld Lang Syne! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne “Is it right that old times be forgotten?” The intent of the song reminds me of a Huxley quote: “That men do not learn (more…)
1980’s and 1990’s NYC Moon Ska Record Label, Punk, Ska, Ska-Core and a history of how the community changed.
nb: there’s a great reddit user’s counterpoint at the bottom. Spirited, and for the record. I’ve spoken about my musical progression from tiny tot to a DJ w/ 16 years of a residency under his belt. (more…)
Ignore this, or “the community I engaged”.
I did this out of bored curiosity. I am happy to see my contributions range over so many subreddits. I really only hang out in a specific few, so this is surprising. I know it means legitimately nothing (more…)
A defense of the inevitability of Equalitarianism: on a road with no map since the year of our Lord, 1215; *OR* an essay about isms.
So when I think about equalitarianism as a political doctrine, I typically immediately think about three things. This video: Explanation of who is killing who: https://blog.ninapaley.com/2012/10/01/this-land-is-mine/ Second, (more…)
Big Sur’s Old Coast Road, endings, awareness, inequality, obsession, and humility.
Big Sur was a special place in my upbringing, but so was it in my life, at all stages. So I take my ex-wife’s family (first wife… we’re fine, not sure what’s wrong with her she still adores me) down (more…)
The Unpretentiousness of MumbleGore, and the Mandela Effect.
We’ve been watching a LOT of horror films. It seems like a tremendously useful and helpful way to challenge negative energy and anxiety during a pandemic… sort of like, “Oh it could be worse”. Something (more…)
Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 speech from “The Greatest Dictator” is prescient, brutally self-aware, and more relevant than ever.
Again… this is 80 years old, this year of 2020. —— I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone (more…)