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What is it that makes you feel like you have a sense of agency, a feeling of power? It is important we all feel some sense of control in our lives. Cindy sent me this from a Facebook site she … Continue reading →

I am playing Phil Collins all day in honor of his 70th birthday. I checked Last.FM which keeps a record of nearly every song I have listened to since 2006 and Phil came in at 56 (just behind Paul Simon … Continue reading →

When I was still working as a professor, I didn’t spend much time in the university library. I worked in my office or at what might seem strange to some in a campus coffee shop that was just across the … Continue reading →

Take the last trail to Markville and I will meet you at the station. With my apologies to the Monkees who in 1966 had a hit with Last train to Clarksville.

Some are born to greatness, some achieve greatness, but some have greatness thrust upon them.  I opened the Curmudgeon Hall of Fame nearly 10 years ago now. My goal was to recognize true greatness among my fellow curmudgeons. My standards … Continue reading →

Writing blog posts can result in the strange paranoia experienced by every creative. Will there ever be another interesting idea to write about? Whether you consider what I write about interesting or not, I am describing the personal fear no … Continue reading →

Social media services have been blamed for many things. In my way of thinking, it is important to different the privacy/manipulation of what is viewed issue from the inappropriate content issue. Section 230 is most directly about the second issue. … Continue reading →

Anyone how feeds birds during the winter is probably aware of the squirrel problem. Squirrels find your feeder and seem to have unlimited appetites They monopolize access and the poor birds don’t get much of a chance. In my situation, … Continue reading →

This winter I face a challenge I have not experienced since retirement. No, it is not avoiding the pandemic, but it is related. I must stay in the great white north and cannot escape south or to Hawaii. We are … Continue reading →