• 362 – Athanasius returns to Alexandria.
• 1437 – James I of Scotland is assassinated.
• 1804 – The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.
• 1842 – John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
• 1848 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist …

Facebook’s algorithms are in the news a lot these days, and with good reason. But this isn’t about Facebook. I’ve been thinking about algorithms in general lately. This has been brought on by my wife’s insulin pump, the Medtronic 670G. It’s the first closed loop pump approved by the FDA …

Fuck Cancer
Thirtieth Valentine’s Day
Thirty more coming

It’s edgy haiku in the 3-7-5 format.

I just made that up. I have no idea if 3-7-5 haiku is a thing. If not, it should be.

I used to consume a lot of those candy hearts around this time of year …

It’s been about 5 months since The Great Facebook Unfollowing. If you are wondering how its going, you probably aren’t subscribed to my newsletter, as the evils of Facebook and social media are pretty much a weekly occurrence in it. I don’t miss Facebook. At all.

I haven’t quit completely …

My great-grandfather got on a boat in Ireland in 1905, and ended up in Boston, MA a few weeks later. He had $2.50 in his pocket, one suitcase, and a sister in Woburn, MA. From that humble beginning my family got established in the US, and fought for the …

The Confederate Memorial

So far 2018 has been bitterly cold in Richmond. Today was a glorious 63 degrees F and sunny. I was a good boy this AM and went to the gym, then watched Purdue just destroy Iowa at their arena. That’s 3 straight Big 10 blowouts, 2 on …

The Confederate Memorial

So far 2018 has been bitterly cold in Richmond. Today was a glorious 63 degrees F and sunny. I was a good boy this AM and went to the gym, then watched Purdue just destroy Iowa at their arena. That’s 3 straight Big 10 blowouts, 2 on …

Henry Rollins rolled through town last night on his new spoken word tour, which is actually a slide show of photos he has taken on his extensive world travels. He shows a photo, starts talking about the story behind the photo, and before you know it he has talked for …

Henry Rollins rolled through town last night on his new spoken word tour, which is actually a slide show of photos he has taken on his extensive world travels. He shows a photo, starts talking about the story behind the photo, and before you know it he has talked for …

1. Grab two pieces of bread.
2. Stick them in the toaster on whatever setting you prefer. I go with all the way to the right.
3. When the toast pops up slap your cheese between the slices of toast.
4. Microwave the sandwich until the cheese is melty good. It’s 17 seconds in …