The Weekend: May 29-30, 2021

It's the last weekend of May. Tomorrow's Memorial Day, so some folks are enjoying a three-day weekend. Far too many poor bastards are working crap jobs for crap pay, usually for people who hold them in utter contempt. And folks wonder why the service industry's having such a hard time filling schedules these days. That's … Continue reading The Weekend: May 29-30, 2021

The Weekend: January 16-17, 2021

Y'all. In less than 72 hours, Donald Trump will no longer be the President of the United States. Things will still be screwed up and we'll still be run by folks who're more concerned with bottom lines than people's lives, but at the very least we won't have to pay attention to that silly bastard … Continue reading The Weekend: January 16-17, 2021

Monday, December 14, 2020

Cognitive scientist, philosopher, and all-around smarty britches Daniel Dennett has a quote that is generally used against religion, but I think it's apropos to today's news. That is, and I'm paraphrasing here, there is simply no polite way to explain to someone that they've got their entire being invested in the silliest, most illogical bullshit. Like people … Continue reading Monday, December 14, 2020