Erythromelalgia : hotfoot Part III
[Part I can be found here.] [Part II can be found here. You might want to take a look at them to refresh your memory on what on earth I’m talking about.] The years passed but I never found a … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
Politics and morality
Every now and then someone in the real (not cyber) world asks me what I do, and I tell them I write. A smaller number of people will then ask me what I write about. Because I don’t like to … Continue reading →
Young Japanese find that sex is scary
Especially when it’s with other people. Well, you know what? It is kinda scary, especially when you’re young and a virgin. But it used to be—long, long ago, when I was a sweet young thing—that there were certain urges that … Continue reading →
Praising Western Civilization
You wouldn’t think it would be controversial to praise Western Civilization. Even among liberals. After all, liberalism itself, and the principles of liberty, protection of the underdog, celebration of diversity, the scientific method, and a host of other things that … Continue reading →
It’s still the Fourth of July!
[BUMPED UP: scroll down for today’s new posts.] Actually, today is the real Fourth of July. The holiday has two names: Independence Day and Fourth of July. The latter designates a specific date for the occasion, which keeps it from … Continue reading →
To liberty: Happy Fourth of July weekend!
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post. It was written in the springtime quite few years ago, during a visit to New York.] I’ve been visiting New York City, the place where I grew up. I decide to … Continue reading →
See you later, alligator
I spend a lot of time on computers and I’ve developed many pet peeves about them. One concerns a phenomenon that’s grown more and more frequent over time: the stupendously annoying coercive forced-choice. It is presented by the pop-up window … Continue reading →
Unscheduled stops
For the last decade or more, when I fly cross-country I’ve flown Jet Blue almost exclusively. I’ve nearly always had an excellent experience with it: comfortable seats, efficient service, and a tremendous on-time record. But on a recent trip to … Continue reading →
It’s the eighth anniversary of FredHJr’s death
[NOTE: The following is a re-edited and updated version of a post that has appeared previously on this blog.] Unbelievable that it’s been eight years since commenter FredHJr died suddenly and tragically. As time passes, the number of readers here … Continue reading →
By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful…
I recently was on a trip to Fort Bragg, California, as part of a visit to friends and family in that state. “Fort Bragg” doesn’t sound like a lovely spot, unless you’re fond of ammunition. But the town long ago … Continue reading →
I have grown to dread computer updates
An update is supposed to make things better, right? But it seems to me that a great many of them (you can’t predict which ones—or at least I can’t) will throw a monkey wrench into the works instead. After several … Continue reading →
News about cancer research that could be very, very important
As I get older, I have lost more and more people I love and care about to cancer—one of them very very recently. Others I’m very close to have had the disease and are (knock wood) okay so far. Anyone … Continue reading →