Looking for hope in hard places and hard times.
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
My Life So Far in Type (Partly, at Least)
Reminiscence of the transition from analog to digital in the publishing world.
Book Review: All History Is Environmental History
“History for an urban, globalized, and divided planet, written from a position of empathy for the all-too-human dreams of fossil-fueled escape that now lie in ruins.”
Why America Is Buying up the Premier League – And What It Means for the Future of ‘Soccer’
If Texas-based Friedkin Group’s recent deal to buy Everton goes through, 11 of the 20 Premier League clubs will be controlled or part-owned by American investors.
America’s Shaman-Poets’ Vision for a Better Future
Author and Jungian analyst Steven Herrmann discusses the concept of “spiritual democracy” as explored in the writings of American poets like Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, and Emily Dickinson.
My Life So Far in Writing Tools (Partly, at Least)
Reference works I have known
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/18/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Friday Charts: RCP chart; shows Big Mo shifting toward Trump; Covid charts show nothing but good news; Walz fabricator vanishes; Trump cancellations; Boeing waits on SEC approval for stock and bond offering; FAA opens new safety review ~
Mountain Town Confronts an Unexpected Public Health Catastrophe
Communities are still shaking off the shock of a storm they never thought could touch these mountains.
As UK’s NHS Drowns in PFI Debt, Private Healthcare Providers Offer to Lend a Helping Hand (sarc)
“The scale of the expansion being considered would surpass moves made by the Blair government, which first introduced use of the private sector by the NHS.”
How Organized Labor Shames Its Traitors: The Story of the “Scab”
Any labor action today will inevitably lead to someone getting called a scab, an insult used to smear people who cross picket lines, break up strikes or refuse to join a union.
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/17/2024
~ Today’s Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Democrat angst; Musk PA events for Trump could break the law; Boeing strike: Wall Street, WSJ, maybe DOD, rush to Boeing management’s assistance; Reader query: AI poisoner sought for photographs ~
