This post has updates on this website and my exercise. Updates on This Website Recently, I discussed the need to update the pages on this site. While the updates aren’t final, I have added material to both the About Me page and the Questions About my Blindness page. If you have any questions you would… Continue reading Personal Updates for August 23, 2020
Category: My Life
Reviewing the end of the Myth
Greg Grandin’s The end of the Myth: the frontier to the border wall in the mind of /America is the best look at the rise of so-called Trumpism I have read. Still, I think the book overcomplicates what is sadly too simple a reality. Human nature is fundamentally selfish. Sure, there are people who don’t… Continue reading Reviewing the end of the Myth
Eat the Rich
The title of this post is based on a hashtag used by folks wanting to destroy capitalism. Even though I have never used the hashtag, I recognize that capitalism has been, is now, and always will be an engine of oppression. I further realize that the destruction of capitalism is necessary for America to even… Continue reading Eat the Rich
Personal Updates for August 20,2020
This update has news about my exercise, my job, Scorpio, and Mr. Rogers.
Personal Updates for August 16, 2020
This update discusses this blog, my exercise., and my job.
Personal Updates for August 9, 2020
This update covers my exercise, the return of live sports, and more thoughts of Ufi.
Happy Birthday Scorpio
Friday was Scorpio’s 11th birthday. Given that it was his first birthday he would celebrate with us and Ufi not being here, we really wanted to make it special.
Reviewing The Case for a Job Guarantee
Given my life experience as a blind person who tried finding work for years with no success, I’m predisposed to supporting a job guarantee. Still Pavlina Tcherneva’s The Case for a Job Guarantee was a great read.
Reviewing The Bird: The Life and Legacy of Mark Fydrich
Growing up in Massachusetts, I heard a little bit about Mark “the Bird” Fidrych I vaguely remember people talking about him talking to the ball. I remember people talking about his patting the dirt in front of the mound. Most of all, I remember people talking about the joy watching him pitch brought them.
Personal Updates for July 11, 2020
This post will discuss exercise, my job, Scorpio, and a relationship holding pattern.