Category Archives: General

I watched President Trump’s speech in Fargo tonight. No network carried it except for Fox. The day after the travel ban was upheld and Justice Kennedy resigned, the situation on the border is in flux, primaries happened last night, and … Continue reading →

I was reminded today of the time when I first met and fell in love with the C programming language and the UNIX operating system, which is written in C and is an extension of the C philosophy. Make no … Continue reading →

Among the many precincts of our reality that have been exposed and brought to light by Donald Trump’s ascension is the degree to which human beings believe all kinds of crazy shit. Trump has turned at least 30% of Americans … Continue reading →

When Obama got elected I didn’t like it. I didn’t vote for him. But I had some hope. He was young, smart, cool. Maybe he would have some good ideas. How bad could it be? It was a catastrophe. I … Continue reading →

I used to not like the way political reporting and discourse was constrained within what was at the time a very narrow Overton window. Now I’m not so sure that the sizable expansion of those limits that has occurred, especially … Continue reading →

Engraved on my tombstone, I want my epitaph to be: “We’ll See What Happens”

Back when I loved Bill Clinton, I thought that the whole Whitewater/Monica/impeachment drama was a despicable political witch hunt. Now that I know Bill Clinton to be a scumbag, I still feel the same way about that disgraceful political episode. … Continue reading →

People in the public eye who express support (or even just love) for the President of the United States, pay a price, in lost revenue, vilification in the media, and alienation of friends and family. Attacks on the President are … Continue reading →

My life looks like this. Always, 24 hours a day, I have at least two internet capable devices at hand. During the day I normally have five, an Apple watch, an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac Mini with an external … Continue reading →

I’m old enough to remember a time when political discussion with one’s friends and relatives was common and civil. I grew up in a family that talked politics, and whenever my brothers and I would get together, we would always … Continue reading →