Month: May 2018

by Ugh Because why not, eh? I forget who said that capitalism needs to be kept safe from the capitalists, but gee ABC, what did you think you were getting? Also, too, I'm spending way too much time on the twitters, and encountering some very special people. My kids are casting Harry Potter spells on … Read more

by wj As I noted in a comment earlier, one of my political goals would be 1) equality of opportunity, 2) NOT equality of outcomes, 3) adequate support for those who are struggling, funded by money from those who have been most successful. But how do we get there? I think that first we have … Read more

by JanieM russell’s post on drumming has reminded me that there are worlds and worlds that I know nothing about, and sometimes it’s fun to peek into them. For instance – long ago a carpenter friend who worked in stained glass as a sideline took me to pick out some glass for a window he … Read more

by russell time for a break from politics?  I've been thinking about what I have learned from drumming.  About drumming, about music in general, about life in general.  Maybe it's of interest on its own terms, maybe it will make you think of what you have learned from the things you do. I started playing … Read more

by Ugh Today in what must be the eleventy-billionth article on the subject, the WaPo makes the rugged, overland, sometimes I'm sure dangerous, journey to the restive provinces to find out just why Trump voters voted for Trump and what Trump voters think of Trump now that Trump has been Presidenting.  Farming, lamb processing, and … Read more

by Ugh Back in the day I suggested that perhaps the higher ups at VW would not run into any trouble for the emissions scandal.  Indeed, informed commentators deemed it "highly unlikely" that gaming the emissions system was a senior management decision and was "relatively contained" in VW.  Well, it seems my and others' surmisings … Read more