After some reflection, it occurred to me that there might be some “holes” in Mark Ames’ arguments that needed to be addressed. He seems to be making the argument that it is in the best interests of the ruling elite … Continue reading →
I actually found this piece before the one that I posted portions of in my last post, but now that I’ve read Mark Ames’ essay and re-read this one, I see that this one is tightly related to Ames’ piece. … Continue reading →
I haven’t posted since December 4th of last year for several reasons. The first is that I got a new Mac mini on December 16 and it took me three weeks to get most of the bugs worked out so … Continue reading →
I’ve been thinking about my refusal to vote and why I made that decision. It has to do with my growing realization that the entire deck of cards is stacked against ordinary mortals and I simply refuse to have anything … Continue reading →
It was good to go to Floyd – I got to take a break from the intellectual journey that I’ve been on and about which I wrote the post How Far I’ve Journeyed. The break allowed what I’d read to … Continue reading →
I took off for Floyd on October 31 and returned on November 7. Got a lot done and got a break from the intellectual journey that I’ve been on. That partly explains why I didn’t post the previous piece sooner … Continue reading →
Is there such a thing as a “pre-script”? After all, there is such a thing as a post-script! I’ve not fired up MarsEdit, my blogging software, for almost a month, as you can see by the dates in the following … Continue reading →
Since I’ve been asking myself a lot of questions lately, I found this article to be most intriguing. It was sent to me by the Daily Good website. The Beauty of Questions Karen Horneffer-Ginter Live the questions now. Perhaps then, … Continue reading →
As part of my on-going re-invention project, I’ve unsubscribed from a long list of political newsletters. I’m so, so tired of The Daily Atrocity. I’m so, so tired of the negativity, hatred, and finger-pointing. So I made those e-mails go … Continue reading →
I subscribe to a few blogs that explore ideas, rather than engaging in political rants – I got rid of almost all of those a few weeks back. One of them, Systemic Disorder, has some really interesting posts. The other, … Continue reading →