You Can’t Read That! Banned Book Review: Let’s Talk About It
“Let’s Talk About It,” published in 2021, is in the crosshairs of book banners.
Birds Aren’t Real*
Twitter was going downhill before Elon Musk bought it. I can’t put a finger on why, but it felt to me as if some of the spirit had leaked out of it. It was becoming less collegial, more angry. Maybe that’s the fate of any social media platform … as more and more climb aboard, […]
Getting Wound Up
I grew up around nasty bigots like Greg Abbott. They filled the pews of the Southern Baptist churches my mother dragged me to. They are the reason I’m an atheist today.
The Persistence of (False) Memory (Updated)
I don’t know how you all feel about re-watching things on TV, but we do a lot of it.
SA In the Shiggy
This morning I looked up shiggy in the Urban Dictionary. Turns out I was pretty close.
Full Blast to … Crickets
The difference I speak of is the level of noise in our house, which has gone from Fast & Furious in Dolby Surround Sound to distant birds chirping in trees on the far side of an alpine meadow.
Too Much Bang for the Buck
How many armed homeowners, hearing strange noises late at night, have wound up killing or maiming their own children and spouses? I bet more than a few.
Memorabilia & Narrow Escapes
I can’t get all righteous over some rich asshole’s collection of Nazi memorabilia.