Dangers of the Embattled Mind
2016-04-12 – How do you feel when you are attacked? Do you put up your dukes? Do you run? Do you do a cost-benefit analysis? Chances are you fight or […]
The Internet of #Dogs
2016-04-10 – Often on a walk, my dog Lefty will start to purposefully sniff the ground. This doesn’t impede the walk until he finds something, presumably, of interest. Then he […]
Finger Picking
My “career” as a guitarist is notable by the fact that I’ve had very few lessons. If you listen to me play, you might say that it shows. I can […]
Zero Tolerance
2016-04-05 – C’mon Chicago. We just got a nominee for police superintendent in Eddie Johnson. He seemed like a decent pick. And today we learn that Eddie’s fiancé is under […]
Fixing the Chicago Police
2016-04-03 – I’m probably not the most objective person about police. I’ve never been arrested or hurt by a cop, but the many encounters I’ve had have been pretty distasteful. […]
What About Women?
2016-03-31 – Tuesday I wrote about how ignoring inconvenient people can really backfire. I wrote about Israelis who ignored the Palestinians. I wrote about Americans ignoring African Americans, Native Americans, […]
Making Invisible Enemies Visible
2016-03-29 – Some folks in Zionist circles talk about the Palestinian people being a made-up nationality. These people see Israel as occupying a tiny sliver of the Middle East that […]
Keep Your Eyes and Your Hands to Yourself
2016-03-27 – When I was 14, I had an erection in the boys’ shower at a summer camp I attended. This became a topic of derision and I spent the […]
Should Computer Coding Count as a Foreign Language in School?
2016-03-24 – School systems around the country are debating whether computer coding classes should count toward a kid’s foreign language requirement in school. Considering what an awful job American schools […]
Rahm Proposes Dog-Poop Fine as Thinly Disguised Tax
2016-03-22 – Rahm is at it again! (And we thought he was different from the Daleys.) These politicians don’t want to take the heat for taxes. And they don’t want […]
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