Oct 11, 2022Old Geek Humor — “Top Secret Microsoft Code” (from Tek Thots vol. 2 issue 6, 1997)Back in 1996, I started an email newsletter I called Tek Thots. If you’ve ever seen my LinkedIn profile, you know I’m intrigued by and pursue many interests. At the time, I was working progressively longer hours at a growing tech company that would become the country’s second largest Internet…Microsoft8 min readMicrosoft8 min read
Nov 29, 2021For Those Not Keeping Track…This nightmare story has been making the rounds amongst global leaders, analysts and China watchers for the past couple of days. Lest anyone think this an aberration, it isn’t nor is it intended to be by the CCP. Let me rephrase that first sentence. This is ONE of the Chinas…China5 min readChina5 min read
Nov 9, 2021Thoughts on the book The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After WarmingThis topic. No real introduction necessary. Not new in terms of primary predictions but just a hell of a lot closer than 20–25 years ago. And it’s scary as shit. Naturally the U.S. is just one of a handful of countries that not only doesn’t give a shit (yay for…Climate Change21 min readClimate Change21 min read
Jul 5, 2021A Review of “Utopia for Realists”Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman My rating: 1 of 5 stars Yeah. Utopia for anything, any reason or topic always sounds good. Do you know how many descriptions like the one this book has here I’ve read over many decades from authors…Utopia12 min readUtopia12 min read
Mar 20, 2021Ditching Diet Culture…For Good282G. A. Cameron.Not only a great article, but I would wager a very helpful if not essential article (and topic) for…Not only a great article, but I would wager a very helpful if not essential article (and topic) for many, many people. I would love to see this "get out there" and be read because I think I might be inspirational for many.1 min read1 min read
Mar 20, 2021I won’t bore you with statistics, but it’s important to know that excessive dieting and obsession with your weight is a legitimate eating disorder. Also, intentional weight loss (diets) often results in lowered metabolism and rebound weight gain. …Ditching Diet Culture…For Good282G. A. Cameron.I never actually knew that.I never actually knew that. I thought it was largely just anorexia and bulimia, but this is different? This would describe many people I know...1 min read1 min read
Dec 21, 2020A Review of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook”Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook by Mark Bray My rating: 5 of 5 starsFascism8 min readFascism8 min read
Dec 17, 2020A Look Back At My 2016 Article, “Republicans Can’t Be Christians — Sorry!”In late 2016, I wrote an article and posted it to my blog with the title above. I remembered that recently, went back to read it and thought there were some interesting thoughts, points, assertions, etc. …Donald Trump18 min readDonald Trump18 min read
Sep 12, 2020The Privatized Internet Is NOT Failing Our Kids!Combinations of unrealistic, idealistic, selfish, technology-ignorant people/entities ARE failing our kids! — The travesty of a poorly worded email newsletter title This morning I was greeted with an article in a newsletter — one of hundreds of emails I get daily–called Pattern Matching, published by Medium’s OneZero. I receive too many emails and personal messages on sites like LinkedIn as well as hundreds of phone calls daily and my health is…Internet19 min readInternet19 min read
Jun 28, 2020Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton Opposed D.C. Statehood Stating Wyoming Would Be More Deserving For Various Economic Reasons. Let’s Examine That, Shall We?Arkansas Republican U.S. Senator Tom Cotton made some idiotic comments and assertions yesterday in response to the House passing legislation to introduce Washington D.C. as an official state. He replied Wyoming is substantially more deserving because it is a “well-rounded working-class state.” Cotton says Wyoming’s ‘well-rounded working-class’ population more worthy…Washington DC21 min readWashington DC21 min read