Why They Won’t Don the Mask
The interesting part about deep-diving into subjects is that sometimes you stumble across patterns that are obvious in hindsight but you are blind to until you get the material in …
A druidpunk living in a western world
Category: Wanderings
Blood in the Gears
In 1973, Ursula K. LeGuin wrote a short story called “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.” It posits a perfect city and a perfect society where everyone is ideally …
Insta-Cures and Other Snake Oils
We have decided finally to jump into the medical field because we have experience as a Certified Scientist, hold a scientific degree, and work in the medical health field. Therefore, …
We’d Like to Thank Our Studio Audience
I’d like to thank everyone for participating in our “memetic virus” study, which examines what virulent strains of group-think 16 are still out in the wild, and which are exhibiting …
Re-open Who the What Now?!
In today’s news, friend hooked me up with the “Reopen California” group so I could see what was up behind protests in Huntington Beach and Simi Valley (and Michigan). How …
Defending the Indefensible
Some things need to be said over and over so that some folks get it through their head. I have met the people who -directly- say racist things both subtly …
Plague Inc., Inc.
So, morbid as I am, I’ve been playing a bit of Plague Inc. Generally, I work with a high-transmission, mildly mutating virus. What I’ve learned is that consistently, it runs …
My Quarantine Face
Everybody should try a little plague doctoring every now and then.
Review: The Luminous Dead
It’s Bram Stoker time over at the Horror Writer’s Association. Which means a flood of books to consider as contenders for “The Best of the Year.” This particular book from …
The Barabbas Conundrum
People around me often wonder why liberals think one way and conservatives another. Well… that’s not entirely accurate. Honestly, people around me usually hate the whole liberal/conservative framework since it …