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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I hesitate to talk about feminism today, so soon after the the highly successful and affirming Women’s March that took place yesterday. However, I just stumbled across this quote from Louise Brealey (who I admire greatly as an actor and am beginning to respect as a person), and I realized that I have an answer […]
