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Scrolling Blog: January 2024

Scrolling Blog: January 2024

January 31, 2024 AI and the Left Hemisphere About once a month, I come across an online essay that is so lengthy and compelling that, after reading the first section, I merely scan the rest and print it out so I can study it later. Such is this essay by

Cell Phones, Radio, and the Philosophy of Marshall McLuhan

Cell Phones, Radio, and the Philosophy of Marshall McLuhan

Breaking down a 21st-century matter by bringing back a 1960s icon. My first cell phone was the Motorola RAZR V3. That was in 2005. I didn’t use it a lot at first, but it made me more accessible to my clients. I would often use it to return calls

Beer is on the Decline

Beer is on the Decline

2023 has been a terrible year for the nectar of the gods U.S. beer shipments fell more than 5% in the first nine months of the year and by year’s end are expected to hit their lowest level in a quarter-century, according to industry tracker Beer Marketer’s

Jeremy Clarke: A Great Reader

Jeremy Clarke: A Great Reader

It's arguably the most popular column in Britain's oldest newspaper. The "Low Life" column of The Spectator has entertained readers since 1975, when Jeffrey Bernard provided readers with, to quote Johnathan Meades, "a suicide note in weekly installments." After Bernard's

Christmas Quotes

Christmas Quotes

“For while all things were in quiet silence and the night was in the midst of her course, thy almighty word leapt down from heaven from thy royal throne.” Book of Wisdom. “[This] passage, brimming with the mystery of the Incarnation, is wonderfully expressive of the infinite stillness that hovered

Holiday BYCU

Holiday BYCU

A Splendid Micro-History of Mulled Wine "Glow Wine" At Christmas Markets Worldwide, the Holiday Spirit Comes in a Little Red BootAll over Europe and the US, Christmas markets bring good cheer and warm mulled wine, often served out of a curious collectible mug. Here’s the story of

Will New York Be the Old Babylon?

Will New York Be the Old Babylon?

I thought NYC would rebound quickly after COVID and De Blasio, but it just can't seem to get its act together.

The Holiday Elf

The Holiday Elf

Okay, you want a killer drink? This is it: The Holiday Elf. Ingredients: One part Midori Melon Liqueur, one part Blue Curacao, one part Spiced Rum, one part Coconut Rum, two parts lemon/lime juice, two parts simple syrup, two parts pineapple juice. Process: Mix 'em all together and

Western Civilization Hit Its Apex During Advent 1273

Western Civilization Hit Its Apex During Advent 1273

A civilization can, indeed, advance and decline at the same time. Eric Voegelin, New Science of Politics, 132. As civilization advances, the sense of wonder declines. Abraham Heschel, God in Search of Man Modern civilization is gnostic civilization. Gnostic civilization is left-hemispheric civilization. Gnosis: Knowledge. Specifically, explicit knowledge, the kind

Parliament Created the Great London Gin Craze

Parliament Created the Great London Gin Craze

“[N]oe sort of Brandy Aqua vite or other Spirits or distilled Waters of any Kingdome Country or place whatsoever shall after the said foure and twentyeth day of August be imported into the Kingdoms of England or Ireland . . .”. If you read the Wikipedia entries about England’s Great Gin