You make your world. — (Expanded from an article in the Nederland, Colorado newspaper, The Mountain Ear) The world is not what is seen, it is what is perceived. We each look at the world and we understand it differently. It is likely that we see the same objects in the world; but, our worlds…

Modern technology is a con and we are the marks. I have a Samsung Android phone. It gives me all sorts of advanced features. I can configure it so that when I set it face down on the table next to my bed, it won’t issue notifications and disturb me…

Republicans glory in their frail and fearful nation — NOTE: Within this text, wherever gender is not key to the explanation, I am using the Elverson ey/em construction of the Spivak Pronouns. Shall we Make America Great Again? Shall we? Shall we make America what it was when last it was great? When was that? To judge from the…

Elon Musk is stymied by the delusion of the rugged individual. — NOTE: Within this text, wherever gender is not key to the explanation, I am using the Elverson ey/em construction of the Spivak Pronouns. We’re all in this together. We’re all going places and we’re each looking carefully for how other people are likely to interact with us. Is that outstretched…

Being an imbecile is harder than one might think. — NOTE: Within this text, wherever gender is not key to the explanation, I am using the Elverson ey/em construction of the Spivak Pronouns. Those who are skilled at critical thinking; those who enjoy pondering the occasional sticky problem and resolving it; those who welcome contrary ideas and mash them into…

If you barely hold your own against certified idiots … — NOTE: Within this text, wherever gender is not key to the explanation, I am using the Elverson ey/em construction of the Spivak Pronouns. For the love of all that’s holy, what the hell is the Democratic Party doing!? The Republican Organization meets all necessary criteria to qualify as a crime…

Justice Thomas buries a jot of wisdom under a full plate of ignorance. — NOTE: Within this text, wherever gender is not key to the explanation, I am using the Elverson ey/em construction of the Spivak Pronouns. Justice Clarence Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court under a cloud of shame. He had, most likely, made entirely inappropriate advances to Anita Hill who was…

Does rigor yield value? — NOTE: Within this text, wherever gender is not key to the explanation, I am using the Elverson ey/em construction of the Spivak Pronouns. Any company that seeks to take on the problem of fake news is to be lauded. I believe that the ambitious goal of the news rating company…