Observations over a bowl of noodles
by Tamnaa, who was born in 1948 and, by his own account, is still kickin' (full bio below) There's a noodle shop in our village that my wife and I like to visit occasionally for lunch. It is run by…
Walking Away from Empire: A Personal Journey
My memoir, Walking Away from Empire, is available from the publisher. It's also available at Amazon (also for kindle) and Barnes & Noble. Reviews have been provided by kulturcritic Sandy Krolick, professor John Rember, poet Cameron Conaway, Planetbound, Stephanie Jo…
Continental rift
The embedded video is timely more than year after it was created. It is presented without further commentary because a word to the wise is unnecessary and a word to the dullard goes unheeded.
Couchsurfing part 2
I promised to provide additional video based on my visit to Wisconsin and Michigan last month as they became available. With this post, I reluctantly submit to my earlier promise. This video clip was shot with a handheld camera in…
My one demand
by Jinger Dixon, global trends analyst and contributor at Trends Research Reloaded I was recently asked what I thought the “one demand” should be for the OWS protest. That’s a tough question. I’ve seen many lists of the things people…
Emotional Morons
by John Rember, who blogs at MFA in a Box 1. In the 1951 short story, “The Marching Morons,” science-fiction writer C.M. Kornbluth postulates a far future where smart people have been outbred by stupid ones. As a result the…
Membership has its privileges
by Mike Sliwa, who blogs at Chasing a Different Carrot with his wife Karen We spent three months at the mud hut and lived to tell about it. My wife Karen and I were fortunate enough to spend most of…