PinnedGetting the Party StartedThe day after the 2008 presidential election I was asked my opinion of the outcome. I stated I was ecstatic that the election symbolized that the United States was finally moving into a post-racial society but I was concerned that Obama was a communist. …Dystopia2 min readDystopia2 min read
PinnedThinking About DecisionsLearning how to make good decisions is a key to living your best possible life. What makes a good decision? What makes a bad decision? Here’s a quick little doodle that offers one way to think about sorting bad from good decisions. It’s a notional quadrant diagram with good decisions…Decision Making2 min readDecision Making2 min read
PinnedThinking About Mr. RogersI was able to witness as a child in the late 1960’s and early 1970s the emergence of public television. …Fred Rogers3 min readFred Rogers3 min read
PinnedMember-onlyDay 300 in PurgatoryHow long does it take to become a good person? Today marks 300 days since I’ve been tracking our real-life Groundhog Day. You know — the 1993 comedy movie that describes a monotonous, unpleasant, repetitive life that is only overcome when Bill Murray’s self-absorbed character breaks out of the echo…Groundhog Day2 min readGroundhog Day2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWhat Would Hippocrates Do?If you believed you had a chance to become more resistant to a COVID-19 infection by changing some of your habits before you got infected, would you do it? Would you change your habits? If those same new habits also helped you live a longer, healthier life in between infections…Covid-1910 min readCovid-1910 min read
Aug 10Three-Prong StrategyAt a recent workshop while listening to a handful of technical briefs from DoD and DHS people on their roles, responsibilities, and missions in life, there appeared a unifying theme that I jotted down in my notes. A triad of ideas condensed out of the dialogue which I believe comprise…Illiberalism4 min readIlliberalism4 min read
Jun 10Ideas Have ConsequencesBad ideas have bad consequences. With his recent call to expand his gun control ideas through Constitutional amendment, California governor Gavin Newsom apparently wants to treat the U.S. Constitution as a vehicle for cementing ill-conceived public policies instead of treating it as a guiding framework designed to constrain those policies. …Gavin Newsom3 min readGavin Newsom3 min read
May 20The Social DilemmaThe advertisement plainly states: watch and share “The Social Dilemma” with people you care about. Worth a watch. The Social Dilemma is a 90 minute explanation of the dark ‘disinformation-for-profit’ side of social media technology by a collection of the braniacs who created it. …Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
May 10Moral RebalanceHere’s an observation I’ve had for decades but could never figure out how to put the observation to use. In our so-called modern times, the rights of the born outweigh the rights of the unborn. Two specific examples: Think about irresponsible deficit spending and the effect the resulting national debt…Morality2 min readMorality2 min read
May 10kakistrocracyKákistos is an ancient Greek word for “the worst”. A kakistrocracy is a society run by the least qualified, most unprincipled, or otherwise despicable human beings of poor character. …Animal Farm1 min readAnimal Farm1 min read
