Recently I was thinking about Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and that led me to the following video. A relatively short portion of it discusses the more general topic of utopian literature versus dystopian literature, and the speaker points out … Continue reading →
Already it’s the last day of August.
Continue reading →Here’s a study indicating that Americans are lonely and young Americans are the loneliest of all. It’s from quite a while ago, 2018. But it’s not atypical of the sort of figures such polls often get, and this one has … Continue reading →
Well, it’s big enough: “At my direction, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, working closely with Highly Respected Interim President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, and, through a partnership with private business, have secured majority US … Continue reading →
Prediction: it won’t succeed. Opinion: it absolutely should succeed. Here’s its legal basis: In the petition, Joseph argued that Gov. Tim Walz broke the law in reassigning authority of the case to Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office, making Ellison’s involvement … Continue reading →
Recovering from his recent surgery is still extremely difficult for my ex-husband and very stressful. He has post-surgery pneumonia as his most serious problem at the moment, although not his only problem. Yesterday I was at the hospital much of … Continue reading →
The jury is deliberating in the Clancy trial. I am fairly certain she won’t be “getting off,” whatever the verdict. If she is found to have had diminished capacity due to psychosis, her stay in a mental hospital will be … Continue reading →
This sort of scam has been going on in California for decades; I first heard of it a long time ago, when a friend was a victim. Now, though, with the advent of dashcams, it’s easier to prove it and … Continue reading →
(1) The Massachusetts judge who blocked Trump’s mail-in voting rules has blocked them again, despite the recent SCOTUS ruling lifting her first injunction: Remember, the Supreme Court did not decide the rule on Monday. The majority said the states and … Continue reading →
Well, it hasn’t been a barrel of laughs lately. Without violating his privacy with Too Much Information, I’ll just say that eight days ago I took my ex-husband to the ER and he was diagnosed with two dangerous but not-likely-to-be-lethal … Continue reading →