So, this was my weekend…

Originally posted on Memoirs of a Thirty-Something Basement Dweller:
“Let me ask you something,” the older man, I’m guessing Grandpa, says. “When you become a teacher, are you going to teach Evolution?” He takes a breath, hoping to drive the importance of his point home. “Or The Truth?” His son or daughter, their spouse, and his…

Why do we have to remember?

Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” During this annual compulsion to “never forget”, I go with it. I agree, it’s folly to just forget the most critical moments and decisions that formed our current situation. I argue that we must remember more than just the wicked men who […]

Gonna burn some empires tonight

If you follow this blog, you know that I’m really into RPG gaming, and no system has scratched that itch like Burning Wheel. Now I’m trying a different iteration of that system, called Burning Empires. It’s based on the Iron Empires series of comics, which are just fantastic. We’re playing tonight. And I’m ready to […]

Hey I’m Over Here!

So, I may have been remiss in updating this blog. There actually is a legit reason for it. I’m lazy. No, seriously, I’m lazy. I can write a blog like mine during what I like to call my “introspective bathroom moment”. That’s where I sit on the toilet and pretend to go deep into my […]

Measles Trumps Dogma

It’s really ironic how the measles only seems to show up where people refuse to get the measles vaccine. Let’s take a long time to sit back and think about that. I really hate to keep on saying ‘I told you so’ to the folks who can’t figure out that vaccines save the lives of […]

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me The bosses are saying “Oh yes, using the massive NSA spying mechanism to stalk someone is totally against the rules and we really disapprove and that person gets punished and fired.” I don’t care if the person gets punished or fired for spying on just anyone they want. I care […]

Research for the big move

Research for the big move I’m doing some research for the upcoming big move that my wife and I will be making. We’re going to be calling the Deep South home for a few years, and so I want to know what to expect. Those dialect maps are quite accurate, at least when I compare […]

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/eff-victory-results-expected-release-secret-court-opinion-finding-nsa-surveillance

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/08/eff-victory-results-expected-release-secret-court-opinion-finding-nsa-surveillance This will be interesting to read.

When governments make themselves into the enemy

When governments make themselves into the enemy When a government uses its power to harass journalists and their friends and family, they are bullies. When they, for no practical reason, steal equipment or raid facilities to destroy hard drives that they know for a fact is backed up somewhere else, they are thieves and vandals. […]

Movie Review – Elysium

I will spoil this movie in this review. Don’t worry, though. There’s not much to spoil. I have to admit, I was a huge fan of Neill Blomkamp’s District 9. It takes a helluva story to make someone feel compassion for shrimp. It was dirty and mean, and most importantly, realistic. When I watched it, there weren’t […]