Category Archives: Musings
The Culture of Impermanence
Books, records, photos. Tangible things. They are disappearing. Kids growing up now don’t even know what a negative looks like. What will happen to our libraries when everything is digital? As I write this blog post, I am aware that … Continue reading
The Most Intriguing Man in the World
Anyone who knows me knows that I am usually very quick with a strong opinion, but I am very conflicted in my thoughts on the whole Julian Assange story. One part of me loves the anarchic spirit of his leaking … Continue reading
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Losing It
What are we losing with this great rush to embrace new technologies? My Mom is moving and downsizing, so she wanted to get rid of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It was the 1977 edition and took up more than 4 feet … Continue reading
Happy 2010! Now what?
The world is at such a volatile place right now that nothing that may happen could really surprise me. In my mail box since the turn of the decade are a slew of newsletters predicting one thing or another, various … Continue reading
Filed under Musings, Politics, Strangeness
Popular Delusions
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!” Many years ago I bought a book called Extraordinary Popular … Continue reading
Dollar a year Men
Where are the captains of industry when we need them? There is precedent for business experts actually coming to the service of their country when we find ourselves in dire straights. And we are in a real crisis now, are … Continue reading
Where we are today
The economy is going down fast and still McCain is confused about what to do or what it all means. He spouts platitudes and nonsense and is trying his hardest to explain how he could be saying “the fundamentals of … Continue reading
