“Too Good to Be True”?—Not True
2022-03-17 – I sometimes follow science groups on Facebook. For some reason, the FB algorithm thinks that means that I would like to follow pseudoscience groups. I don’t, of course. […]
Tag Archives: Culture
Ukraine, Not “The Ukraine”
2022-03-10 – Last time I wrote about labels. I’m writing about them again. This time it’s about Ukraine. But the principle is the same. I call people what they want […]
I Am Not BIPOC or LGBTQIA2S+ . . . or Judeo-Christian
2022-03-07 – This weekend I read a defense of the acronym BIPOC. This term is not new, but I was surprised by the usage, so I looked it up. It […]
Facebook Is After Me for Violating Community Standards – I Said “Jew”
2022-02-24 – Twice this week, Facebook reprimanded me. What do you think about that? A couple of days ago I responded to a post about church congregation size. I responded, […]
Fingerstyle Guitar Class
2022-02-17 – Today, being Thursday, is guitar class day. I learned the basics of acoustic guitar on my own and with my friend Ira back in high school. I’ve been […]
Why Going to Mars Is a Bad Idea . . . (Sorta)
2022-02-14 – Let me start by saying that I hope someone goes to Mars during my lifetime. I’m not leaving the planet anytime soon, but considering the gargantuan task of […]
Why Is it Humbling to Contemplate Our Place in the Universe?
2022-02-10 – There are many things in life that are humbling. But “our place in the universe”? That’s more of a humblebrag. Yet you hear it all the time. I […]
Heads, I Win . . . There Is No Other Side of the Coin
2022-02-07 – We had a conversation with a COVID vaccine “skeptic.” This person is not an anti-vaxxer. She and her family are vaccinated. But she’s “done.” She doesn’t want anymore […]
M-I-C-K-E-Y MAUS
2022-02-03 – Let me say first that I have never read Maus, by Art Spiegelman. I was aware that the book existed when the Tennessee ban hit the news. I’ve […]
It Was 261 Degrees This Morning . . . Brr!
2022-01-20 – Something like 50 years ago, the United States was debating whether to convert our system of weights and measures to the metric system. The effort failed because the […]
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