We’ve lived in River Forest for 23 years. It’s a very pretty place, very wealthy, with many homes that could be termed palatial. We live in a condo building. It’s not a palace, but it is very comfortable and we have many warm, caring co-owner and resident neighbors in the Continue Reading
The State of Things
A Tour in the Hellscape of Chicago
I led a Burning Buildings tour today in the hellscape of Chicago. We had difficulty at the beginning because of a supply chain issue. We had plenty of Kevlar suits in which to dress guests, but we were short on headgear. Instead of gas masks, some guests had to wear Continue Reading
This Could Trigger You. Get Over It.
When I taught at the college level I enjoyed provoking students, even making them mad. Challenging their assertions and beliefs brightened my day. But I’m getting a little ahead of myself. My apologies (not really). My intention in working on a Ph.D. (which, for complicated reasons, I didn’t complete) was Continue Reading
Reverse Racism? Really?
Reverse Racism. What a concept. It’s become a standard trope on the right. Were I to have coined such a phrase, it would have been “obverse racism,” since the idea of “reverse racism” resides in the idea that everything is a coin flip and has a single opposite. It derives Continue Reading
There Is Hope – Just Not Today
It bears repeating: the current occupant blathers on incessantly because he deeply needs attention. It doesn’t matter to him that he’s lying almost all the time. He does not have a belief system, just a visceral need to be noticed. He does have very efficient antennae for detecting what his Continue Reading
Wondering About Driving
Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keep Assist These days I don’t drive long distances all that much – 20, 30 miles at most. This past week plus I’ve been in New England visiting family and friends. I borrowed my sister’s car, a 2018 Honda, to drive to Lake Winnepesaukee, a Continue Reading