More snow on the way

It’s been dubbed the Upside-down Winter:  more snow to the south; less to the north.  And there’s more on the way—about a foot more for the city of Philadelphia.  Most of my work is done in isolation, so thankfully it doesn’t affect me as much, unless the bad weather comes on a show-face day.  It [...]

I am pissed off because I am not God

I started this blog to talk about economics, politics, and the like, for the most part.  Lately it seems like I’ve been talking more and more about running.  Other runners will understand.  Running started out for me as a way to lose weight, and in time it became a way of life, a way of [...]

Ron Paul, the prospects for 2012, and an anarchist’s response

I like Ron Paul; I really do.  If I had the chance I’d take him to dinner.  He did a lot of good for me in the formation of my own thinking during his campaign in 2007 and 2008.  Please keep all of this in mind as I indulge in what some might consider to [...]

Stand up comedy from CPAC

Television these days seems to be filled with a lot of creepy stuff—shows about cops, crime, hospitals, etc.  As a light sleeper I can’t watch this crap.  I sat down tonight to eat some dinner after a very satisfying run, and turned on the prole box for some light distraction, and, finding my options limited—most [...]

Athletes: Heroes for all times

The Olympics started on Friday, and although I always resist watching them at first due to the nationalistic character of the games—or at least the nationalistic character given to the games by those covering them—I usually end up becoming engrossed in them.  That has happened this year, as it happened in 2008, when the summer [...]

It only takes one

We’ve all heard the phrase that it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole barrel.  It might seem a little too fantastic until experience proves otherwise.  I can say that it only takes one person to ruin the chemistry of a working group, if not induce widespread downright hostility. I want to focus, [...]

Internet arguments

Experts say that one of the reasons road rage is so prevalent is that drivers feel anonymous behind the wheel, and therefore they feel secure enough to say and do things they otherwise wouldn’t if they felt more accountable. There is a kind of internet rage as well, though sometimes it’s not rage, but just [...]