Musings

Often I peer into the world and see my own thinking reflected in the broader discourse. At these points, I’m happy. Other I have some ‘splaining to do.

  • Online for Authors Podcast

    with Teri M. Brown

  • Hot Take Culture Has Come For Us All

    All the blather about Woke Culture & Authoritarianism ignores the real menace which knows no ideological boundary. Let’s kick this off right — with my absolute hottest take: When aliens from a distant system discover the wreckage of Earth, they will find the noble cockroach feasting on our remains in the overgrowth of Japanese knotweed. The…

  • J.D. Vance’s Hatred of the Childless Provides Insight into the Dark Heart of Republicanism

    The past couple of weeks have put a spotlight on what is, for me, the biggest mystery of the past decade. What is the deal with undecided voters? I would love to live in an America where elections presented me with difficult choices. The current Republican party refuses to give me that opportunity. Joe Biden’s withdrawal from…

  • 8 Things that Drive Me Crazy in Email — all happened THIS WEEK

    Just edging out taxes as the top thing NO ONE wants more of, is email. I’d typically steer clear of such a lightweight subject, but I had an especially ludicrous week in email. I also thought it’d be fun to put these in rank order. And who knows, maybe some reader was just handed their first email…

  • The Brazen Idiocy of GOAT Debates

    I grew up with sports talk and debate. ESPN launched in 1979, when I was one year old. While sports talk radio dates to the mid-sixties, the golden era debatably starts in the eighties. By the time I was a teenager I was a rabid listener to 820AM, WSCR (the Score) in Chicago. Point being,…

  • 5 Retrograde Notions at the Heart of Bad Teaching

    My English teacher for junior & senior year of high school ( Donald X Nekrosius) is to blame for this story. He had positive impact on my self-image simply because he told me I was a good writer. And I’ve come to believe that I am…now. But then? I saved my papers from his classes…

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