Dawning of the Anthropocene Epoch
2016-08-29 – Scientists have now declared a new geological epoch, starting around 1950, called the Anthropocene. The defining characteristic of our period in geologic history is the influence of human […]
Monthly Archives: August 2016
No Safe Spaces at the UofChicago
2016-08-25 – My alma mater (the University of Chicago) has declared to incoming students that it does not support trigger warnings or safe spaces. I mostly agree with this. Mostly, […]
If You Look for Rainbows, You’ll See Rainbows (But You May Get Wet)
2016-08-22 – People I know are surprised to see a rainbow. I see them pretty often. And they are rarely a surprise—because I look for them. I saw one early […]
The Challenges of Obamacare
2016-08-18 – I went yesterday to pick up a new prescription. I had a new insurer, so I handed the pharm tech the new card and he went tap-tap-tap on the […]
To Dems: Let’s Not Get Cocky
2016-08-15 – I’m seeing a lot of victory dancing over polls showing Hillary Clinton in a decisive lead over Donald Trump. I’m not celebrating until November 8. Hopefully, the celebration […]
A Life Lived in Service of Others
2016-0811 – I met Don about 26 years ago at Café El Tapatio. He was recently married at the time to Kit’s sister Tess. Kit and I would be married […]
My Father Retired at 65
2016-08-08 – Tomorrow is EightOh9 and I will be 65. (Yes, the title of my blog is my birthday.) My father retired at 65. He was done with his life’s […]
A Day for Truth—It’s Not Happening
2016-08-04 – A couple years ago I proposed a holiday that I called Diogenes Day dedicated to the telling of truth. It’s a kind of anti-April Fools’ Day. It is […]
It All Makes Me Very Sad
2016-08-01 – These days I usually watch political conventions on time delay. I wait until the next day so that I can skip the parts that don’t really matter. And […]
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