As of today, I am officially mothballing this site. It will remain up for those who wish to peruse the archives, but I will no longer be adding to it. Instead, I will be moving full-time onto my Substack: Noble Cobra Magazine. More information there. Thank you all for reading, and I hope to see … Continue reading Last Post: Moving to Substack
Sunday Sundry: Week Off
1. No flotsam or sundry this week. There's a lot of things going on in my life right now and I need to take time off to process. I'm also revamping my approaching to writing and blogging, so take this as a "down for maintenance" notice.
Sunday Sundry: Miscellaneous
1. The days are getting hotter and more oppressive again, with regular days of triple-digit temperatures as the desert sun leans more weight on its domain. 2. This coming week will be my last at this school. It is a very melancholy experience, since it means saying good-bye to the students, and I'm a little … Continue reading Sunday Sundry: Miscellaneous
Sunday Sundry: Graduation, Richard Nixon, Voting, and ‘The Odyssey’
1. We had graduation this past Friday. I found it a very melancholy day, and not just because I've spent the last two years working with these kids, whom I'll probably never see again. Watching them setting out on adult life made me think back to my own youth and think about how little I've … Continue reading Sunday Sundry: Graduation, Richard Nixon, Voting, and ‘The Odyssey’
Sunday Sundry: Politics, My Current Influences, and a Little Godzilla
1. Friday was the May crowning and the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, so we had a very Holy Family day. 2. Honestly, I find the image of the titular King of England, Scotland, and Ireland coming to tell jokes to Congress to be kind of sad. I would like to see America become … Continue reading Sunday Sundry: Politics, My Current Influences, and a Little Godzilla
Saturday Sundry: Police, ‘Beowulf’ and Miscellaneous
1. My latest addiction has been police body cam videos. Partly this is to study what real violent incidents look like for safety and awareness purposes, though there also something perversely fascinating of watching just how stupid some people can be. What I find most impressive is when the cops remain calm and unflappable when … Continue reading Saturday Sundry: Police, ‘Beowulf’ and Miscellaneous
Saturday Sundry: More Iran Thoughts, History, and the Dynamics of Service
1. I've actually seen some commentators trying to spin Iran as a big win for Trump, which makes me write them off pretty much immediately. I think the best case scenario here is a 'War of 1812' situation: America launches an incredibly stupid war based on unrealistic expectations, realizes that their expectations were unrealistic when … Continue reading Saturday Sundry: More Iran Thoughts, History, and the Dynamics of Service
Monday Mixer: Mostly Current Events
1. Extra late this time. I was meditating on what to post, as well as coming out of spring break and trying to prep for the end of the year. 2. For the record (and I'm a couple weeks late in saying this), I am completely done with the Trumpster. I favored him all through … Continue reading Monday Mixer: Mostly Current Events
‘Animal Farm’ at the Everyman
My latest is up at the Everyman, discussing Animal Farm and the lie of equality: It is said that you should never judge a book by its cover or a film by its trailer. This is fair, except that covers and trailers both exist to be judged; to give the potential audience some idea what … Continue reading ‘Animal Farm’ at the Everyman
Holy Saturday Sundry: Squish!
Sole post for today is this delightful image of the Harrowing of Hell. Look closely at the door.
Serpent's Den 