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This is getting old. “Mitch McConnell freezes, struggles to speak in second incident this summer.” CNBC, August 30, 2023 “Sen. Dianne Feinstein told to ‘just say aye’ in awkward Senate committee moment.” NBC News, July 27, 2023 MODERATOR Thank you, Senators, for joining us today and for being willing to offer…

Those that fail to learn from his story, etc. “John Warnock, Inventor of the PDF, Dies at 82” — The New York Times, August 24, 2023. Apparently, we didn’t learn anything from the last great debate over the proper pronunciation of a popular technical term, because even though John Warnock…

Things have gotten so expensive recently! How expensive are they? you ask. But this is no joke. Those two wolves that live inside you — the one that is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego; and the one that…

Well, this is awkward and also confusing. — When I decided a year ago to retire my 2008 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro — a fine vehicle with a prodigious thirst for premium unleaded gasoline — I chose to lease a new Kia Niro, principally because the Niro is an all-electric vehicle, but also because the car came with…

ODDER SPACE is now available in hardcover — What’s that you say? Hardcovers usually come before paperbacks? I know! I read books! I wanted Odder Space to be affordable as well as enjoyable, however, which is why I originally published it in paperback. BUT… I’ve been hearing that Odder Space makes a great gift (and I agree, it…

I urge you to take steps to avoid use of this information — Dear [REDACTED]: I’m writing to inform you of a recent security incident involving my records of asses kicked and names taken. This notification is being sent pursuant to various state, national, and international laws and because I genuinely feel bad about what happened. As you know — though you might…

You are simple, but beautiful. You are flimsy, but you have an inner strength. You are not merely ornamental. You are instrumental. You are a placemat, not a doormat. You are a napkin, not a diaper. You are not cheap. You are inexpensive and priceless. You are transparent, but not invisible. You are your own protector. You will crochet your own destiny. You will knit your own path. You will embroider your own future.