Get Involved…Before It’s Too Late

Yesterday His Rapist Fraudster Convicted Criminal Former Majesty told a bunch of fundamentalist Christians they really needed to vote for him this fall…but if they did so, they wouldn’t have to vote in 2028 because he would fix things up so perfectly to their liking there’d be no need to.

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Yet Another Post Hoc Error

The other day I was repairing some stuff on my motorcycle which had been damaged during a recent big service. Nothing serious, but it required I reroute some cables going to the battery. When I was preparing to take the bike in to get the clutch replaced (again, nothing serious,

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Oh Those Sneaky Republicans!

Apparently, Republican leaders are now out to undermine and terminate research into how misinformation is propagated and affects people. All under the banner of “it’s an attack on conservative views!” Ridiculous. If an opinion or statement is erroneous or misinformed, it’s erroneous or misinformed. It has nothing to do with

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Busting the Lost Cause Myth: Bobbie Lee

I often refer to the Lost Cause myth — the story spun by leaders of the Confederacy after their bid to destroy the country was defeated on the battlefield — as one of the few examples in history I know of where the losers got to frame what happened. Normally

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We Have Visitors!!!

We have visitors!!!! This is the first bird nest I can recall ever being built at 286 Chestnut. It’s right over the steps leading up to the front porch, under the eaves. I’d wondered why we were hearing a lot of bird chirping while having our morning coffee on the

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R.I.P., the Rule of Law

It was a nice run while it lasted, but, as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Granted, it wasn’t always observed in practice1, but at least it existed as a principal, a goal to strive towards. Today six of the folks who get to wear

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