The coronavirus pandemic slams us in the face with spiritual shortcomings: Remember HIV? What was blamed? A monkey in Africa, despite the impossibility of one monkey bite causing an explosion of HIV in Haiti, New York, Miami and San Francisco. Now it’s bats. Suppose the virus was lab-created and it escaped from the lab. The … Read more
Subtitle: Despite the fact that it might sound like I’m pooh-poohing the whole coronavirus hysteria, I really just wish to draw attention to our species’ fear of the unknown. They, the ubiquitous, hard to define and evil they, are always trying to scare us. Some of what they use is real. Other times they try … Read more
Posting a nasty shout-out on Facebook will not stop Burger King from relocating to Ireland to avoid paying taxes. Putting an anti-Republican bumper sticker on your Saab will not in any way make Senator Ted Cruz change his position on women’s reproductive rights. Shaving “Down with Starbucks” into your head will not convince the commissioners … Read more
Even When Only Compared to Other Ridiculous American Trends, Modern Fashion Trends Are Really Dumb Fashion has always been kind of a silly idea: Victorian women’s’ corsets literally moving the internal organs of upper-class English ladies, college guys wearing beanie propeller hats in the 50’s, man-dresses representing the very height of masculinity in Samoa and … Read more
It’s not what you think. It’s not that poor, hapless students with few defense mechanisms are being offended by other students who talk about race issues, or want to talk at all. Something far worse is happening, something that will erode the heart of education. ONLINE CLASSROOMS. Yes, a great idea on some levels. You … Read more
(Or why hospitals are horrible ideas) Think about the concept of a hospital. It’s an ass-backwards idea when you get right down to it. Bringing sick people into an enclosed building with a bunch of other sick people in order to cure them of their sickness? That’s the polar opposite of how we’ve treated the … Read more
Unfortunately, most of the signs are pointless. “Look Twice. Save a Life. Motorcycles are Everywhere.” Yeah, they’re really not. Motorcycles aren’t everywhere. Matter is everywhere. Motorcycles are confined to roads, driveways, Sturgis, North Dakota, and the Wendy’s parking lot on Saturdays. “Deaf Child at Play.” What if he’s not at play? What if he’s at … Read more