Full Moon Festival September 2023, A HaikuThe rain will not stop New York slides into the sea We can’t see the moonSep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023
UnculturedSitting at dinner. During the Seder, observing it as an anthropologist might. What strange rituals these people have, asking…Jan 25, 2022Jan 25, 2022
Restaurant Review for a Concept Restaurant Which Promises Everything Will Be OvercookedIt was my pleasure this week to visit Well Done, the newest endeavor in themed cuisine. Owned by the owner of All You May Eat and Raw Bar…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
What The Devil Card Means in Tarot, or , Orthdoxy Can Suck It I have been reading Tarot…But as a point of discussion, here are my two deck’s version of the 10 of Swords and how they are, generally speaking, described…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
Memories of a Super ComputerThe alarm rang, but she had been up for a longish while already. She didn’t need to be reminded that today was a big day — today was the…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Five Things We Have Actually Learned From the Iowa Democratic Caucus1) Pigs make very poor early voters. Everyone thinks of corn and cows when they think of Iowa, but Iowa is actually the pig capital of…Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
A Letter to the Young Queer Girls in my Future Who Use Silver PensIn the mid-80s, I was a young lesbian who read a lot and, naturally, was looking for books about people like myself. There weren’t many…Feb 6, 20201Feb 6, 20201
The DraftMorning starts early for us. I guess that’s for everyone, though I haven’t really ever understood why. It’s not like we’re better, fitter…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
10 Types of Comments for People Still Writing Blogs in 20201) Personal “Thank you for your blog post of January 19th, it means a lot to me that you remembered to post today. I had something to…Jan 18, 2020Jan 18, 2020
Why Anime Conventions Are Still Inviting Sexual Predators As GuestsWhen the Squeaky Stair is Silenced By a Body PillowDec 15, 20191Dec 15, 20191
Online Marginalization, or Why Everyone Around You Is An Asshole“A radical minority ruins the experience for the majority. “ — said by someone, about everything ever.Nov 30, 20181Nov 30, 20181
As Far As The Next Intersection and No FurtherIntersectionality. A term we hear a lot these days. Coined by Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Intersectionality is the idea that our multiple…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
I Can’t See Facebooks Ads…And They Can’t See MeAn unscientific case study on being invisible to targeted advertisingNov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Bye Bye RodneyHow did we get here? These were the words I asked myself as I walked into the shadow of a multistory building to join a small, but…Dec 5, 2017Dec 5, 2017
Bye Bye RodneyHow did we get here? These were the words I asked myself as I walked into the shadow of a multistory brick building to join a small, but…Dec 4, 20171Dec 4, 20171
Why are people online so hostile? Reasons.If you’ve ever attempted to join a new online platform, you’ve encountered hostile users. You say you prefer character Y to character X and…Jul 29, 20171Jul 29, 20171
The Little EvilsOn January 20, 2017 the United States of America will have ceased to exist.Dec 31, 2016Dec 31, 2016
A Reply to Max Boot’s Question “What the Hell Happened to My Republican Party?”On October 18, 2016, Foreign policy specialist Max Boot wrote “What the Hell Happened to My Republican Party?” for Foreign Policy. He seems…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016