Category Archives: Random Musings
Harrison Bergeron meets the school picture
Is this farce, satire, or getting too close for comfort? There are certainly people out there who seem to think this way, and more than a few of them are in government.
Return of Strong Bad?
If you’re a fan of Strong Bad, I imagine you’ve already heard about this, but just in case you haven’t… If you haven’t heard of Strong Bad, that’s okay. Feel free to check it out anyway, if you like, or … Continue reading
Glacial change
Wouldn’t it be great if we could just sit down, think really, really hard for a few minutes, and poof, we’re completely changed? We all have things about ourselves we would like to change. And sometimes, in spite of our … Continue reading
Of tolerance and outgroups
I was going to finish out the week with something light and non-controversial, but then I read a rather lengthy, but entirely worthwhile post by Scott Alexander (hat tip Instapundit) that engaged my mind and left me feeling uneasy–as it … Continue reading
Audio books and narrators
I’m currently listening to The Legend of Drizzt: Collected Stories, by R.A. Salvatore and narrated by quite a list of celebrities. The list includes Felicia Day, Dan Harmon, Greg Grunberg, Tom Felton, Danny Pudi, Sean Astin, Melissa Rauch, Ice-T, Wil Wheaton, … Continue reading
Dismissal
I saw someone’s meme-post on Facebook last night that made me think. Not in the way they wanted, however. They were trying to be funny, but I wasn’t laughing. The picture was of the back of Benedict Cumberbatch, with a … Continue reading
Camille Paglia and the modern campus
If we must force men to become feminists, then sign me up for the Camille Paglia school of feminism. While I still don’t agree with her on a lot of things, she brings more common sense to the table than most anyone … Continue reading
A little Vivaldi
This morning is one of those where the best thing I can do is stay away from my keyboard, so instead I’ll give you some “Piano Guys”:
Je ne sais quoi
Art is a curious endeavor. I know what I like, and I know when I see/hear it. I can tell you that I think William Gibson’s “Pattern Recognition” is one of the most perfect books I’ve ever read, as is Ray … Continue reading
Book Review: The Wise Man’s Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss
I listened to the first book in Rothfuss’ “Kingkiller Chronicles”, and I reviewed it here. As I predicted there, I did eventually decide to give the second book a try. I got it as an audio book again, which was … Continue reading