‘Twas roughly 55 years ago when The Grateful Dead released “Live Dead.” That album changed everything for me, especially how I listen to music. No other record affected me the ways that “Live Dead” did then and, remarkably, continues to do today. Some brief history. I did not know anyone at Mizzou after moving from … More Live Dead 55 years ago …
A recent AP News piece (go to apnews.com/article/tennis-pickleball-us-open), also carried by a number of other national media, offers what has become an all too familiar, and misleading, diatribe about how pickleball is dinking US tennis to death. Sorry, heard this shit before, but here we go again. It’s the same old story. Someone trying to … More Does tennis have a pickleball problem?
Friends. Just endured my latest colonoscopy. Some thoughts to share with all ‘yall. That being said, there are other considerations though none of these should deter you from getting the procedure done: And fourth, post procedure, you have many viewing options as you recover from the excavation of your inner sanctum. My top recommendation? “World … More Get scoped!
In my continuing coverage of the death penalty’s “whoops (or oops) factor,” here’s a link to the Death Penalty Information Center, which tracks such things as the number of humans sentenced to death in the US who are subsequently exonerated. As you can see, at least 190 cases since the early 70s. Interesting stuff. Just … More More on the death penalty “whoops factor”
Been awhile since I last posted but, as I dive deeper into the year of my 70th birth … holy shiite …, I hope to write more. Please accept my apologies in advance. Came upon this fascinating piece in The Atlantic on how old we feel as we get older. As I have matured less … More How old do we feel?
I’ve become a big Frances Tiafoe fan and will be cheering for him in his semi-final match against Carlos Alcaraz. That said, here we seem to be going again with the whole ‘next big thing’ for American mens tennis ascription. Some Americans just seem to be so desperate to find someone to assign the next … More The next big thing
I’ve previously posted some links describing interesting approaches to discussing issues of race with kids in classrooms (see my blogpost on the dreaded WOKE and CRT outcries). The issues surrounding how schools can handle these often difficult discussions have only become more challenging and divisive with the dramatic concerns that some folks have with CRT … More More on discussing race in our schools
http://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-the-woke-indoctrination-machine-diversity-equity-inclusion-bipoc-schools-conference-11644613908 I find this op ed fascinating, even though it grabs the readers’ attention by misrepresenting the WOKE euphemism for dramatic effect. From my angle, as someone who dabbles in ‘liberal’ social science, this piece is a classic example of using the exception to support the rule. To wit, the op ed suggests that the … More Musings on the dreaded WOKE indoctrination machine
I attended the Reno Rodeo last week and, first off, let me just say, this was not my first rodeo … Badaboom. The Reno Rodeo is a big deal. Apparently, one of the largest pro rodeo events in the country and, on the day that I attended, at the kind behest of a friend, I … More Was Jesus just alright at the Reno Rodeo?
Right, the 2nd impeachment proceeding was just another “witch hunt.” Just a quick look back. The president was not exonerated in the first “witch hunt” – the Mueller investigation. Don’t let Trump distract you otherwise. Moving ahead to the latest Senate impeachment vote. Senators narrowly focused on the issue of whether or not it is … More Exonerated again?
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