My first piece in a while is up at The Everyman, giving a rundown of Ross Scott's efforts to end the practice of killing games: In summary, video game companies are destroying the products that they have previously sold to their customers without providing any compensation. One does not have to be a gamer to … Continue reading At the Everyman: The Battle to Stop Killing Games
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Passing on an Appeal: Help Stop Game Destruction and Preserve Ownership
I almost never do things like this, but I think this is an exception. No, not the most important issue in the world (by a long shot), but it's one that actually has some meat. I'm not much of a gamer myself (just don't have the time right now), though I respect video games as … Continue reading Passing on an Appeal: Help Stop Game Destruction and Preserve Ownership
In Which I Defend My Much-Disliked Former Employer
I find this funny: I have no love for my former employer, United Wholesale Mortgage, for many reasons, but this strikes me as too patently absurd not to laugh at. Apparently, someone's suing them for racial discrimination. See the full article here. I'm sure this has happened plenty of times, but if you knew the … Continue reading In Which I Defend My Much-Disliked Former Employer
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Gun Control and Melancholy
1. Doing a little better than last week, though still struggling with melancholy and difficulty making myself be productive. 2. The shooting in Maine yesterday actually happened close to where my sister lives. She and all her friends are safe, thank God, but please pray for everyone involved and everyone in the area, who are … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Gun Control and Melancholy
My Take on the ‘Titan’ Disaster
My essay on the tragedy of the Titan went up today at The Everyman: But what makes the Titanic a legend is less the fact of her sinking than the boast that she was ‘unsinkable’. The blasphemous (possibly apocryphal) claim that ‘God Himself could not sink this ship,’ followed by her sinking on her maiden … Continue reading My Take on the ‘Titan’ Disaster
Friday Flotsam: The Epiphany and Other Thoughts
1. Happy Feast of the Epiphany! From my reflections this morning: why those three gifts of the magi? The foremost is recognition of Christ’s three roles as King, Priest, and Sacrifice, as elaborated on in the famous song. But there’s something else as well which becomes clear when we consider that these are gifts offered … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: The Epiphany and Other Thoughts
TCM Remembers – 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IxrVWs80Zw The big one for me, of course, is Akira Takarada; the last major player, either in front of or behind the camera, from the original Godzilla. He was a mainstay of the series ever since, and I'll always be sorry that his cameo in the 2014 film was cut. Other notables include, of course, … Continue reading TCM Remembers – 2022
Pray for Pope Benedict: UPDATE
Dec. 30, 2022, c. 6 pm EST. A current notice: I have heard word that Pope Emeritus Benedict is doing poorly; last update he is described as in "stable but grave" condition, lucid, but very frail. His condition hasn't changed since yesterday, and he's declined to go to the hospital, but nevertheless it is sounding … Continue reading Pray for Pope Benedict: UPDATE
RIP Kevin Conroy
The definitive Batman has passed away at the all-too-young age of 66.
Friday Flotsam: Voting, Veterans, Video, and a Gospel Verse
1. I voted this past Tuesday. Might be the last time I do, since I reject the liberal paradigm that the practice represents and I find the whole thing to be frankly absurd anyway. Though I'll probably still vote in local elections, once I settle down somewhere, since I think those are the only ones … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Voting, Veterans, Video, and a Gospel Verse
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