A guest post by Daniel Miller In Frank Herbert’s Dune series, the Bene Gesserit had a mantra: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past …
I was a bit behind on updating my utilities spreadsheet with April numbers, but that made for a very good day today. Why? Because I just realized that we may Officially Be Better Off With Solar(tm) NEXT MONTH! Four years and nine months*, not bad. That’s one month earlier than I had anticipated, and to …
Sigh. To preserve my sanity, there are things I just won’t do. It’s not a long list (finish bad books, drive long distances at night, etc.), but this week I’ve added one: watch Avengers: Infinity War in 2018. My friends have made a great effort to avoid spoilers, but the non-spoiler reactions I did see were enough to …
A friend of mine posted this on Facebook: “Interesting statistic – in 1930 the average life expectancy in the US was 58 for men and 62 for women. That’s amazing! Now we feel at those ages we have a lot of living left to do!” That led to a conversation on Social Security and this …
This article from 2015 shows how the Canadian government sees its healthcare providers, not as a resource but as a drain on resources. I’d come up with a newer article, maybe something in 2017 or 2018, but the 2015 article has the best quote, which I’ve bolded below. First, some context: “Queen’s Park stopped talking …
A story that warms the cockles of my libertarian-leaning heart… My cousin came across this article highlighting a megachurch’s $10 million gift to people in its community with medical debt, but my focus isn’t on the megachurch (though the parishioners deserve a huge kudos). No, it is on the non-profit company that developed the idea, RIP …
I’ve been watching this whole “knife control” fiasco going on in Great Britain, and two thoughts come to mind. First, remember when “knife control” was just a slippery-slope fallacy that lived solely in the minds of extremist gun lovers? Good times, good times. Second, the upswing of knife violence in the UK is an excellent …
Just south of our house is a juniper forest, and do you know what the junipers are doing right now? Propagating like there’s no tomorrow. Pollen count is at the top end of the scale, and my husband’s worsening cold symptoms turned out to be a case of severe, acute allergies. He and I are …
Did you know that Citigroup is sexist? Yes, indeedy. It thinks it knows what’s best for The Little Woman, to the point that it is cutting ties with businesses that sell what Citigroup deems bad. If she wants particular items for her home, she can no longer get them from Citigroup partners. What am I …
Written back in 2016… I had an interesting proofreading job the other day—interesting not because of the content per se but because the person speaking made some side comments regarding forgiveness, that it’s a Christian duty to forgive and forget, turn the other cheek, etc., and that unless someone does something despicable, there’s never a …