When speaking about my teaching career working with Russian speakers, I always say that there are two parts to the history. The time before the Russians arrived and the time after. The Russians are bullies. There is no other way to say it. You can say Nazi. That’s an irony right there. But they are…
Well, that was interesting. Maybe unexpected is a better way of saying it. Do you have profound moments in your life? I remember thinking about this when I was a teenager. I started smoking. I really don’t know why I started smoking except I felt a pull to do it because it was a part…
It’s hard to see any hope for the world. It’s interesting to think of oneself as being crazy. They say that it’s one of those catch 22s, literally, you can’t be crazy and know you’re crazy. That’s my problem. It’s about knowledge. I’m a pretty good pragmatist so my vocabulary and library is pretty much…
It’s Tuesday morning just before noon in Belarus so I am a little preemptive here. A glance at the poles shows that things are going to be tight but that Harris is going to be the winner. You never can tell. You never can’t tell the level of honest excitement and you never can tell…
I feel like Ahab and there are enough harpoons in Moby Dick to believe that the job was finally done. In the ever expanding world of Christendom, resources were needed and men went out into the oceans to kill the whales so that people could read in the winter time. It is interesting to note…
I just want to talk about a piece of writing that really was important to me. This is the two stories of Hillel the scribe. In the first episodes, he and his friend Phaedrus The apothecary would gather in the apothecary’s tent to smoke over the days events. Neither of them was pleased with how…
This is a call for a public vote. I think this should be a vote amongst all humanity regardless of religion or state affiliation. I also think this should be regardless of history except of course as people might remember things in their own experience that might give them a good chance of making the…
Where is Kamala Harris right now and what is she doing? Kamala Harris in Michigan: Action needed on gun violence, economic hurdles Craig Mauger Jennifer Chambers The Detroit News Farmington Hills — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris told a crowd in suburban Detroit Thursday that people are finding the American dream “far more elusive than it’s…
Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages democracy /dɪˈmɒkrəsi/noun: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. “a system of parliamentary democracy”Similar: representative government, elective government, constitutional government, popular government, self-government, government by the people, autonomy, republic and commonwealthOpposite: tyranny, dictatorship, a state governed under…
Lately I’ve been asking this question of Google. It doesn’t seem to be much of a question anymore. I’ve been sitting on this one site because it is the most direct and I think they use a really complete spectrum of information sources. This is good old 538. The current line of thinking is that…
Sometime this evening on the East Coast of the United States, we are going to get the first debate between two presidential hopefuls. I’m not really convinced of the genuine value of this ride. I do not particularly find either of the candidates to be particularly stimulating. I think there was a time when Kamala…
I’ve decided to make some bread this week. It’s possible if I look really hard that I will find pre-packaged tortillas. I can also go with rice or pasta. Actually, the steam bun I created over oil poached vegetables was so good it was ridiculous. With some kimchi on the side? Are you kidding me?…
1420 interview is not dead. This is the problem with social media in general. You get good at something, people notice who you are and suddenly you’re making important decisions. The truth is you were always making important decisions when you were working in anonymity. If now you’re somebody, well, that’s cool. But I don’t…
We live in the age of the political celebrity. I might be misstating this and the leadership has always been the single most visible element anywhere at least in places where totalitarianism is the accepted goal. It goes without saying that power is about power so again, I’m just saying this pop theme here. Political…
It’s hard to express disappointment such as I feel. There are plenty of pretty miserable things to complain about over the last few years of my life. Let’s say the entire presidency. And now we are coming up on another group of elections and again we have to sit through these painful demonstrations of exactly…
Celebrity is an amazing thing and celebrities when they get together for podcasts and other types of interviews, these are moments to truly make your point. This last week, Theo Von, The modern Southern comes from white trash comedian turned social commentator had as guests both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. I personally think it…
I think this is a question that we have to ask ourselves first. Okay, I understand that there is outrage to strike outwardly. We have to do harm to the people who have harmed us! But that’s a false path. And truly, do you really want to premeditatively stalk someone? Do you want to retain…
Here is a collection of stories from this last week. From Ecopolitic.com.ua In Germany, ecoactivists stopped the work of the largest airports for two days in a row To me one of the greatest public choices that need to be made is to what length we agree that people can vote. What these people are…
To get the picture out of the way, I don’t know what this is except when I put a query up to get a cover photo of Kamala Harris sexy. This was photo number one. If it’s a series of fakes, and I do believe it is, that’s okay. They are gender appropriate and they…
I think that the carnivores like bicycling because it builds itself into their own love of consumption. For a carnivore to look at a bicyclist, especially a road bicyclist, there’s the opportunity to see the opportunity to claim vast expenses of time and distance for one’s self. The ultimate freedom. You are away from the…
It’s a hell of a show. I really have to admit that in the world of show business, Donald Trump is a really unique brand of performer. And I mean, it is unquestionably a show and he is unquestionably show business. I understand it sort of makes use of the presidency of the United States…
