Don’t fear the “mu”
"\"TweetShareShareThe most-read story on the Washington Post website yesterday (Friday, Sept. 3) was about the “mu” (pronounced “myu,” like what a cat says when it can’t be bothered to fully meow) COVID-19 variant....
The coronavirus booster shot is, ethically speaking, meat.
"TweetShareShareI recently had a conversation with a vegan friend of mine. The conversation was drifting into the ethical and moral arguments for and against the consumption of meat. This sometimes happens with vegans. I’m not a vegan, nor a...
Going to Greece? Crib off me.
"\"TweetShareShareBeen back a week from a long-planned two-week trip to Greece. This was a risk \\u2013 booked in April before the coronavirus Delta variant had emerged with ferocity. I\\u2019ve written dozens of articles about covid and believed...
Maria’s cousin is dead because Republicans are a bunch of pussies
"\"TweetShareShareI occasionally volunteer as a COVID-10 at the Salud Family Health Center in Commerce City, Colo. It\\u2019s a nice change of pace from my day \\u201cjob\\u201d at the keyboard. I use the only complete sentence in my Spanish...
So you’re chaperoning a soccer team in Las Vegas
"\"TweetShareShareFirst of all, my condolences. But then, you will have the pleasure of watching several youth soccer games in succession, most likely under a ridiculously hot sun. That aside, here are a few tips to make your stay more pleasant...
A glimpse of the future on Galveston Island
"\"TweetShareShareHead a few miles up the beach from downtown Galveston and you can see the future. Galveston Island, like much of the Texas coast, is a spit of sand. Along its eastern flank runs hard-packed, broad beach more suited to strolling,...
Podcast recommendation: Revolution at Sea
"\"TweetShareShareI was watching an episode of the truly insane, brilliant Cartoon Network Adult Swim mainstay \\u201cRick and Morty\\u201d last night. As Rick, Morty, and Summer approached an alien planet too strange to recount here (though...
A Brief History of Automotive Lidar
"\"TweetShareShareMost of this brief history went unchanged, being history. But lidar\\u2019s been a continuing story, so some updates were in...
What the hell is “Grammar Geezers”?
"\"TweetShareShareA YouTube series to share the writing and grammar wisdom of John...
Some background on my new book, “A Beard Cut Short”
"\"TweetShareShareQuick summary: a blog post led to a...
Trump’s a bad choice for this beach dweller
"TweetShareShareI\u2019ve learned to ignore Trump 2020 signage and those who display them. It\u2019ll drive you crazy otherwise. More than 40 percent of the country will vote for a dangerous incompetent for reasons that make twisted sense (for the...
Covid-19 in CO and FL: A tale of the tape
"\"TweetShareShareI was reticent to travel to Florida from my adoptive home state of Colorado. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\\u2019s laissez-faire lassitude toward the pandemic \\u2013 to Floridians\\u2019 great detriment \\u2013 a has been all too...