Recent Blog Posts
-
“Summer of Justice” recap
Hot. The so-called “Summer of Justice” protest week was…hot. Wichita, Kansas, site of the original 1991 so-called “Summer of Mercy” protests, for which these protests were intended to be an anniversary celebration and renewal, has been experiencing a heat wave. Not exactly unusual for the third week in July. But that’s the week chosen by…
-
Happy not to be on that team
I can’t help wondering if, after having established his character Dilbert as the office Everyman, Scott Adams has somehow welded himself permanently into that role– in his own perception, at least. That perhaps after such a long time of speaking to the Dilberts of America and the world, Adams has managed to convince himself that…
-
How many more?
Three more police officers were killed today, in Baton Rouge. Three injured. The same word used as in Dallas— “ambush.” The fear and despair I’m feeling right now are mostly due to three beliefs: that such killings a) might have been inevitable, b) will certainly only make things worse, and c) may well happen again.…
-
Too adult to Pokemon
The late comedian Mitch Hedberg had a joke about Little League. It went like this: “I wish I could play Little League now; I’d kick some fuckin’ ass.” Pokemon Go is not Little League. Pokemon Go is a mobile game that anybody with a smart phone can play, and apparently nearly everybody is playing it.…