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In U.S. political chatter, there are lot of assumptions that the opposite end of the political spectrum does not understand your point of view, or concerns, or the dangers of their own ideology. We spend a lot of time trying to open their eyes to the reality we’re certain of, that if they could see… Read more

I’ve seen a few memes over the past someamountoftime (my observational bias could have this as a couple of weeks or three years but it feels recent) that state something like “all these kids with their $30 water bottles and I don’t remember drinking water until I was 25”. Geez. (Jeez? What is this word)… Read more

Two things I always take pictures of are informational icons which are funny to me, and bathrooms that I think people should know about. A lot of the time, I’m dazzled by the lack of upkeep or generous graffiti, both strategies welcome a dangerous level of carelessness and contamination. The grossest ones are usually in… Read more

Is my favorite idiom that people actually say out loud. Read more

We just finished running a Saint Patrick’s Day 5K and were walking back to the car from the finish line. Was it because we had on the green shamrock themed shirts the race provided? Was it because there was a parade scheduled shortly after the race? Did she think we were a parade of people?… Read more

When the Supreme Court decided that U.S. presidents are immune from investigation, let alone prosecution, for all official acts, Joe Biden should have imprisoned them in Guantanamo Bay and jailed Donald Trump and friends (even those in the Senate) for their coup attempt. He would have been a complete monster. He would have spurred Congress… Read more

8 people, 1 Beneteau 48′ Oceanis sailboat. “Very Plush Looking” is how my father described the boat. I don’t disagree. These boats sell for half a million dollars used, they’re fancy. First time ever sleeping on a sailboat and it probably doesn’t get any better. So how was it? If you get motion sickness, you… Read more

January 29th, 954pm: Flight was cancelled. Horrific accident at DCA where a commercial jet collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter. American Airlines tells me that no flights are leaving BWI and my flight to Miami is cancelled in the morning. Best they can do is a flight on February 2nd. I rebook through Philly.… Read more

By the time you finish reading this, some algorithm will have already filed you away into its grotesque digital cabinet, reducing your essence to a pile of data points—an acceptable loss in the coming slaughter of human individuality. And we let this happen. No, we begged for it. The rise of artificial intelligence is not… Read more

Humans have an infinite ability to rationalize. This, by definition, is why humans are so terrifying. Most people think of rational behavior as a positive trait. It’s not, rationality is a tool that humans have to motivate a behavior or action that they have already determined to be the option best suited to their interests.… Read more