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Scrolling Blog: February 2024

Scrolling Blog: February 2024

February 29, 2204 I Loathe the Republican Party But Thank Goodness for the Republican Party This issue is so important, I'm not inclined to much care what kind of politics or demagoguery or other roguery is driving the opposition, just as long as this measure is exposed and

Kerouac and Cassady Pick Up a Hitchhiker

Kerouac and Cassady Pick Up a Hitchhiker

Sal’s and Dean’s wanderings are exercises in detachment. The road detaches them from the binding conventionalities of normal society. As a result, they are able to enjoy everything and everyone, even the most disgusting, because they are able, in their unique way, to see God’s stamp of

Austria Loves Its Schnapps. Plus: Wine Trends 2024

Austria Loves Its Schnapps. Plus: Wine Trends 2024

Brews You Can Use

The Homeless Have Vigorous Circadian Clocks

The Homeless Have Vigorous Circadian Clocks

Sacred Cow Homeless Ari Matti Mustonen had a good set at the Comedy Mothership. He comes from Estonia. He pointed out that they have homeless in Europe too, but they're not . . . erratic. He talked about moving to Austin and dealing with a homeless guy who's always

What the Ape Man Can Teach Us About a Common Mental Mistake

What the Ape Man Can Teach Us About a Common Mental Mistake

Pithecanthropus is the ape-man. He's also known as the Java Man and the Peking Man. Latin-loving scientists call him Homo erectus, Homo modjokertenses, Meganthropus palaeojavanicus, Pithecanthropus robustus, and Pithecanthropus dubius. He is the creation of Dutch physician Eugene Dubois. In the 1890s, Dubois discovered a few bony remains

This is So Outrageous, I Won't Believe It Unless This Guy Shows Up Wearing a Toe Tag

This is So Outrageous, I Won't Believe It Unless This Guy Shows Up Wearing a Toe Tag

And Introducing "the Murder Paradox"

Austin: Beautiful Model Plus 20 Pounds

Austin: Beautiful Model Plus 20 Pounds

Picture a model. Neither waif nor plus-sized. Maybe Cindy Crawford in her prime. Now picture her ten years later with 20 more pounds. She'd probably still be kinda hot but not when compared to her prime. That's Austin. 300,000 to One Million Austin has put

Five Dispositions that Can Make Your Life More Productive and Happy

Five Dispositions that Can Make Your Life More Productive and Happy

The philosophy of focusing on a slow and loving existence in the quiet now

Five Pieces of Furniture for Your Intellectual Living Room

Five Pieces of Furniture for Your Intellectual Living Room

These truths settle nothing but ought to inform everything

Asteroid City: America is a Strange Land

Asteroid City: America is a Strange Land

I didn't like the movie, but it was strange. I suppose that's positive . . . or at least, American.