Hidings in Plain Sight
We’re in quarantine, and what is there to do besides lots of TV, movies, online surfing, gaming, and reading. A couple of friends recommended the new book Hiding in Plain Sight, by Sarah Kendzior, a journalist,…
Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Eleven Leaves
The Talmud. You might have heard of it, you might not. I grew up knowing that it existed, but within the Reform and Conservative Jewish traditions, it’s not something we spend a lot of time…
You Can Keep Your $3 Bill
I’m not Queer. I’m Gay. Clinically, I suppose Homosexual. But, I’m not Queer. I was recently chastised for not “being woke” and “accepting my Queer identity”. Well, sorry, but I don’t have one of those.…
The Book Stack #9
Forbidden Thoughts, editor Jason Rennie (2017). This book got a lot of play in the last year or so as “Milo” rose to (in)fame with his various political antics. And antics they are, watching him…
The Book Stack #4
The brunt of my reading over the last many weeks since my last post (and it actually started before that last post) was binge reading through Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files (April 1, 2000 – May…
The Book Stack #2
What have we this time around? You look at the title, Bread Wine Chocolate, and you’re already engaged. I mean, what’s not to like? Clearly three items selected from the book to grab our attention,…
The Book Stack #1
A selection out of what I’ve been reading recently. They don’t really need an introduction. I like Charles Pierce’s writing, and he often hits the nail on the head. This book, Idiot America: How Stupidity…
Politics – same pitch, different day
Joffe, Josef (2013-11-04). The Myth of America’s Decline: Politics, Economics, and a Half Century of False Prophecies Quite possibly the best debunking of the misuse of statistics and political rhetoric I’ve ever read. For anyone…