There have been times in Earth’s history when the polar ice caps were nothing but lush tropical forests and the planet was mostly flooded. Other times the equator was in a deep freeze, along with the rest of the world. Make no mistake, Earth has seen its share of climate[…] Read On
Monthly Archives: July 2020
A Little Pandemic Perspective
“Remember when all we had to worry about was entitlement spending, dealing with millennials and where to go for dinner?” said Paul. On Zoom, natch. “Look at us now. We’re seriously f—ed.” “Don’t worry bro,” I said in that reassuring voice I reserve for close friends contemplating suicide, ” It’ll[…] Read On
Cancel Culture, BLM and Open Letters
An open letter by 140 elites whines about cancel culture while applauding the movement that spawned it. You just can’t make this stuff up. Sadly, it’s true. A boatload of academics, writers and journalists signed an open letter on the evils of cancel culture in the era of BLM. That[…] Read On
The Elephant in the Room
In case you’re wondering why I’m suddenly steering clear of the elephant in the room — the violence, the anarchy, the culture war that’s tearing our nation apart — it’s simple, really. I can’t watch the news anymore. My bullshit breaker blew. Seriously. I guess after the coronavirus lockdown nonsense[…] Read On
Covid-19 Has Mutated — Just What We Needed
It looks like the world’s favorite virus has mutated and become more infectious, so say virologists at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Scripps Research in Florida. As if it wasn’t infectious enough already. Just what we needed. In case you’re wondering how this mutations stuff works, it goes like this:[…] Read On
Boomers Just Can’t DIY Like We Used To
I’m a big DIY guy. I fix. Build. Landscape. Repair. Drop trees and make firewood. You name it, I DIY it. At any given time I’ve got like 9 or 10 projects going on around here. I do all sorts of stuff that normal people pay other people to do.[…] Read On