If Suicide is “Violence”
If you can classify suicide as violence*, then we can classify abortion the same way. (* Two-thirds of “gun deaths” are suicide, and the CDC and all anti-gunners classify suicide as violence.)
Spoiled by Great Presidents
I just saw a headline (and didn’t bother to read the article), “Betsy DeVos is a Stupid, Stupid Person”. Of course the reason we have her is obvious: we have a stupid president who wants to be the smartest person in the room. And the reason we have him is also obvious: we let stupid […]
Anti-Trump Politics and Coverage
My social media feeds are obsessed with criticizing every little thing that the president does. It’s certainly a natural reaction, but what purpose is served? What action can be taken? What recourse is there? He has been elected. Convincing your friends that he is a bad choice was a sensible thing to do — back […]
Barnes TAC-XPD .357 Magnum
I recently read an article entitled Is .40 S&W Dead? The gist of the article is that manufacturers of defense ammunition have been driven by the FBI test standards, and that has resulted in significant improvements in performance (mainly penetration and reliability of expansion). This has led me to wonder whether there is better, more […]
Equality or Revenge?
If you stand for equality for women, then you are a feminist. If you just want revenge, then you’re not. This simple phrase fell out of my mouth when explaining to someone my views on feminism and what’s giving them a bad name. “To hear her talk, she doesn’t really want equality for women, she […]
Shears and Snips
The “good” titanium plated scissors I was using for cutting fabric were not shaped well for trimming the seam allowance on flat felled seams. Since I expect to be doing quite a few of those, I looked at the store for a better pair. I splurged and bought a small pair of knife edge dressmaker’s […]
How to Meet a Great Guy
Step 1. Learn how to stop wasting so much time on guys who aren’t great. Step 2. Use your newly freed up time to meet more people. Step 3. When you do finally find a great guy, sabotage his relationship.
Accepting the Faults in a Democracy
My first experience managing others was at a small, rapidly growing tech company. My job became too much for one person to do, and some people were hired to assist me. They were smart guys, and I spent some time training them. However, the first months weren’t very productive because I was reluctant to assign […]
What is not Taught about Pre-Nazi History
Concerning the Holocaust, the phrase “never forget, never again” is frequently thrown around. The idea is that knowledge of the past can help us prevent repeating the same mistakes. However, I wonder if we are remembering the wrong part of that history. Particularly, the historical circumstances that led us to the Holocaust. I wonder this […]
Janowow!
This month, I have finished watching the last of Star Trek: Enterprise, The Newsroom, and Penny Dreadful, as well as the latest season of Sherlock. In the case of both The Newsroom and Sherlock, the first two seasons were excellent, and then they began to be disappointing. The later seasons of Sherlock in particular have […]
