David: And after that, nothing was ever the same again. And after that, nothing was ever the same again. And after that, nothing was ever the same again. Jen: Are you watching the second hand spin around? David: Yes, but I’m also saying, “And after that, nothing was ever the same again.” Jen: Why? David:…
A bowler hat, a broken guitar string, and a jelly sandwich are three things that don’t seem to have much in common at first glance. Yet, there is a string that binds them. They are all things that make me sad. And what’s more is they are all representative of categories that make me sad….
A short time ago, Doug Glanville published a piece about being profiled in his own driveway in Hartford. I read it, was annoyed on his behalf, and went on with my life. A short time later, the police chief of West Hartford published an Op Ed piece claiming that Doug Glanville was not profiled and…
As I mentioned in my last post, I wrote a book. The name of the book is “What Happened to Mommy’s Boobs?” I wrote the book to help a friend going through breast cancer treatments. The proceeds are going to breast cancer research. I really wasn’t expecting much. I figured if I was lucky, I’d…
This post is actually a little hard. I say actually because it should be easy. It should be easy because I have literally never seen a good argument against gun control. But, that is what also makes it hard. There are just so many bad arguments, I don’t even know where to begin. And, let’s…
My logic 101 post got way more attention than I expected. Now I’m feeling a little pressure, but that’s probably a good thing. It will keep me from getting lazy. Since one of the commentors mentioned marijuana, that’s where I’ll start. There are three types of argument that I consistently see and hear regarding legalizing…
What do the teachers’ union, the gun lobby, the pro-marijuana activists, the anti-GMO activists, the anti-gay crusaders, and the anti-fracking activists have in common? Apparently, none of them ever took, let alone passed, logic 101. Now, that’s a pretty diverse group, and I am actually sympathetic to some of them. But their arguments in support…
There’s a funny thing about human beings. Rationality is only one of many factors in our decision-making and often it is not one of the most important factors. If it were, there would be no gun control debate. All of the available evidence points to a safer, happier and freer society when guns are restricted….
This is just a little experiment to see how to punctuate a quote within a quote within a quote within a quote and still have it be readable. If anyone reads it, let me know what you think (about the punctuation): Gene sidled into the writing center and saw Kerri. He approached her and…
