So for nearly three months, I was told I couldn't continue writing. That hurt a little, but it didn't stop me from reading to pass the time. I read several books, some good and some bad, and some that I have read many times before. As a matter of course, some Vonnegut and Greene with … Continue reading Books I read during my absence
Not at the Dinner Table
Clean coal: putting a filter on a cigarette doesn’t make it healthy
Over the past few years, I’ve had to do a lot of research on energy and energy policies. This comes from multiple angles: sustainability, policy, environmental impacts, social factors, and political factors among others. Many things about our energy policies don’t make a lot of good sense until you look at all the factors. By … Continue reading Clean coal: putting a filter on a cigarette doesn’t make it healthy
Not at the dinner table
Here we are. We live in a world of political correctness, contentious political issues, religious bickering, bigotry, xenophobia, intolerance of all shapes and sizes. 'Not at the Dinner Table' is where these things are discussed! After all, who wants to argue about contentious topics in a place where everyone has access to a knife? I … Continue reading Not at the dinner table
The death of objectivity in America
Living in America today is drastically different from any point in the past. There are a lot of issues confronting the modern citizens of the United States: a crushing national debt, exorbitant education fees, politicized healthcare, the list goes on for days. Americans live in one of their most materially blessed and socially embattled states … Continue reading The death of objectivity in America
Writers lacking the give-a-damn to write well
I'm not saying that everything I write has impeccable spelling, grammar, and flow. I firmly believe that once you claim to be an expert, you are simply a tool. What does bother me though, and to no end, is when I read a newspaper article, a journal article, or a book and find numerous spelling … Continue reading Writers lacking the give-a-damn to write well
A safe place between the covers.
“You are not just selling books. You are providing sanctuary. You are the stewards of sacred spaces.” via ‘A Place of Refuge and Protection’: Roxane Gay Calls on Booksellers to ‘Rise to the Occasion’ — Longreads
Upending Wordism 