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Politics, Polling and Ploys

We’re less than six weeks from the midterms. You may safely ignore every prediction, mine included. We humans only come in messy. Whether well intended, as I hope my comments are, or purely mistaken, which I try to avoid, or outright lies – y’all just quit bothering to listen to me at all the instant you catch me doing that – no commentary is perfect. No analysis is perfect. No people are perfect so it should come as no surprise … Continue reading “Politics, Polling and Ploys”

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Why are we Still Using the Wheel in 2023?

It’s the 21st Century! We’re supposed to be driving flying cars and walking our pet robots. Out with the old, in with the new! I hear this stuff a lot. One of my favorite YouTube creators was irate that he had to confirm his identity with a – gasp – mail in card. It’s the 21st Century! Why can’t we just hop on a Zoom call? He had a point because he had a slew of videos to compare to … Continue reading “Why are we Still Using the Wheel in 2023?”

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The Midterms are the Beginning

Americans are way too used to the idea that government can be put on autopilot. More like cruise control where you glance at your speed now and again to make sure it’s working right but otherwise ignore the speedometer. We show up on election day, vote for our party or whatever names we fancy, and go home and forget the whole thing for another two years. Civic duty done, right? Yeah, no. That’s just punching the time clock – the … Continue reading “The Midterms are the Beginning”