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My music
Who says music majors are useless? After reviving my musical life at School of Rock, I’m now a frequent participant at Flashband and a member of The Randos, an eclectic group playing eclectic music in the DMV. (That’s the DC metro area. We don’t randomly appear while you’re renewing your license.)
My posts
The complete case against Donald Trump (abridged)
We’re having an election this year, and I for one am absolutely terrified. I try to turn terror into action, but at the same time, dwelling on what’s to come isn’t particularly helpful. I keep trying to write the definitive explanation of why people need to vote to protect our freedoms, the most vulnerable people…
Ending 2023 as positively as possible
I wrapped up 2023 with a dark take on humanity. On a personal level, I’ve come to realize how adept humans are at lying to themselves, and I see that manifesting itself on the political level as we drift toward authoritarianism. We’re facing the alarming prospect that 2024 will be the year we jump into…
Can we talk? Part 3: My 20th anniversary of blogging, plus social and anti-social media
This week, I hopped on “Threads,” the Meta alternative to Twitter. I also may have locked myself out of Twitter, so the move may be permanent, like it or not. Also this week — July 7, to be exact — is my 20th anniversary as a blogger. My first blog posts were probably on LiveJournal initially. Or maybe Blogger.…
2022 in pithy quotes and shared links
After trying and failing to come up with a year-in-review that was entertaining and enlightening, I’ve decided to be lazy — I mean, creative — and regurgitate old quotes in the name of narcissism — I mean, find relevant and informative excerpts from my writing this year to highlight the best and worst of the…
A quick word before we move on from the midterms and Trump *
* Before we move on, though, don’t forget Georgia and the quest to make it a clean sweep against dangerously underqualified and undemocratic (small “d”) candidates. Donate to Raphael Warnock and send nonpartisan reminders to voters at Vote Forward. THEN we’re done. Congratulations to the Democratic Party for … meeting low expectations. The narrative changed…
Out: RINOs. In: CINOs. (Christians in Name Only)
Beau of the Fifth Column (not me, because even though I’m a Beau from the South, I have neither this accent nor this beard nor this way with words) eviscerates the idea of anti-Trumpsters being “RINOs,” pointing out that Trump was an independent, a Reform Party supporter and, yes, a Democrat before deciding to join…
X Marks the Pod parodies 60 Songs That Explain the 90s
I love the podcast 60 Songs That Explain the 90s, by The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla. It’s now inaccurately named, having gone beyond 60 songs. Rob goes on entertaining personal digressions. He has a unique style. Which, of course, I have felt compelled to parody, like Weird Al doing Eat It or Ridin’ Dirty. So this…
A social contract (updated for 2022)
Most of us don’t want a civil war. Most of us want politicians who are smart enough to understand the issues and humble enough to know when they need outside expertise. Most of us want drivers at a four-way stop sign to go in the order of when they arrived at the intersection. And yet…
The legacy of George H.W. Bush
Originally posted to Facebook 12/6/18 … I’ve been wrestling with the legacy of George Bush the Elder this week. It’s complicated. The negatives that go beyond simple presidential competence (any president can have a recession) … Brutal overt and covert action in Central America and the Middle East, including Iran-Contra and an unnecessary Gulf War.…
Why bother with news?
The Washington Post has informed me that I’m not the only journalist with decades of experience who’s gotten pretty bloody tired of “news.” Then one day a journalist friend confided that she was avoiding the news, too. Then I heard it from another journalist. And another. (Most were women, I noticed, though not all.) This…
Mostly Memorable Media: Links for July 7
A irregularly published assortment of the best reads on the web. The future Whither office parks? Younger workers would rather live and work in cities (NYT). But aren’t cities prohibitively expensive? Seems easier to spruce up these parks with nice strips of restaurants and other diversions. That’s basically what Tysons Corner is doing on a…
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