Forecast Friday: What’s Privacy, Grandpa?

We get lots of glimpses into possible futures from books and movies. I remember in the The Minority Report how Anderton (Tom Cruise) is walking through a mall, and all the storefronts are identifying him by quickly scanning his eye as he walks by. I found this very disturbing – not because of the painful … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Willful Blindness

“There are none so blind as those who will not see.” “You can make up a lot of those. There are none so deaf as those who will not hear…” – Butterflies Are Free I think – hey, let’s pretend I actually looked it up instead of relying on a four-decades-old memory. Let’s stick with … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Perception and Reality

What makes us who we are? The experiences we have lived through (or some we have experienced through others.) Our brushes with our world – with our reality. What makes up our reality? As humans (sometimes I think I might be one), we use short-cuts for a lot of things. We have so many things … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Rules and Game-Changers

America is a nation of laws – that’s been our basic value has been since our founding. The law is blind, and supposed to apply to everyone. The law in a gaming environment is the rules. These rules are agreed on before the game starts, and these are the rules you play by until the … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Lameness, Legitimacy, Legacy

(Yes, it’s been a while – what better time to resume Sum-it-up Sunday than as the year has ended?) As the year ends (and his administration soon follows), Barry continues making some lame efforts to seem like not such a lame duck. He has pulled out his pen and phone to prevent drilling anywhere he … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Competence, Copouts, Constitution

News of the chaos of the Trump Transition has been greatly exaggerated – by the same people who told us how badly he was going to lose to Hillary. Trump has now surpassed the appointments the White House’s current occupier had made at this point. He is also dominating the news cycle, and even getting a … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Gorillas and Gender

I am only trying to present what to me are common sense thoughts – I never mean for “Sum-it-up Sunday” to offend. It is intended to provoke a reaction that is far more dangerous to some: THINKING. If you find yourself offended, the best thing you can do for yourself is learn to deal with … Continue reading →