Category: Technology

Pluribus: “The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.”Smash or Pass?

Pluribus is a new series on Apple TV (I've watched it on Amazon Prime) with the premiss: "The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness." It explores the question of Free Will versus perpetual joy. At first, I would have kicked it (passed.) Because I thought it disjointed, with a confusing opening. … Continue reading Pluribus: “The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.”Smash or Pass? →

I am a Bad Consumer

I am a bad consumer. This became apparent to me because of my recent move, which required several interactions with businesses, companies, corporations, and banks. However, being a bad consumer does have its upside. That is that I don't accumulate debt. Therefore, I have a good credit score--better than 70% of my fellow Americans, I … Continue reading I am a Bad Consumer →

More Crucial Than Ever

This post is the preface to my book Election 2016. I posted it today because today what I wrote nearly a decade ago is more crucial than ever to be heard. Just this morning I've read two posts from persons experiencing extreme distress. (I am, too.) Because of the current politics in America. This book can … Continue reading More Crucial Than Ever →

Fall Frenzy 2024: The MLB Playoffs

"Fall Frenzy" began in the fall of 2020 - the worst year ever. It was a marketing ploy by Major League Baseball to drum up interest in the playoffs after the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown in the spring. The season had been shortened to sixty games, beginning in late July. Recall, games were then played with … Continue reading Fall Frenzy 2024: The MLB Playoffs →

Tier Ranking Conversations

Good afternoon. Today - for fun, entertainment, and thought - I'm going to tier rank conversations. Because the art of conversation has gotten so confusing, with all the recent technological advances. In a continuation of my last blog post, In Conversation. I've broken up some of the styles and situations, and added a few more. In … Continue reading Tier Ranking Conversations →

In Conversation

There are many types of conservations. I have my preferred ones; but they all have meaning. Value? That depends. Let's get into it. Types: Intimate, or between two people only Public, with an audience, known and unknown Private, within a small group or with one's self Situations and Styles: In a therapy session In a … Continue reading In Conversation →

Spotify Wrapped: Spot On

Spotify Wrapped was spot on with regard to my personality. Who needs therapy? As followers of GREAT DEBATE know, I've posited that music - what you listen to - can be insight into who you are. Along with what you read and watch. Spotify, the streaming music platform/service just sent out their year-end review of … Continue reading Spotify Wrapped: Spot On →

The Male Loneliness Epidemic

is a thing that was recently brought to my attention via a YouTube, Breaking Points, podcast. The podcast is the brainstorm of Krystal Ball, long one of my favorite political and cultural commentators. Krystal and I share a birthday, though we're 33 years apart in age. She first caught my eye back in 2007 on the run-up … Continue reading The Male Loneliness Epidemic →

Silicon Snake Oil: The Road to Hell

This ain't no technological breakdown, oh no, this is the road to hell. This ain't no upwardly mobile freeway, oh no, this is the road to hell. Chris Rea (1999). So it is. As Astronomer Clifford Stoll foresaw in his 1995 book, Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts on the Information Highway, about computers and civilization, … Continue reading Silicon Snake Oil: The Road to Hell →