Happy Boxing Day, the important cat holiday. On the first Boxing Day, Basht created the first box, and offered it to all the living creatures. Only one was smart enough to understand the gift, and promptly sat in it. As a reward for being so clever, Basht made her the
Before I saw my therapist two weeks after the election, I updated a "how are you doing" survey. There's always one question to the end that asks if you're worried that something terrible is going to happen. I normally give some thought to most
How quickly I forgot what life was like I've been on adhd meds since September. As I mentioned before, being on them has let me see aspects of my personality that I had only now been given space to see. Writing from a vantage point more than two
Two and a half years ago it would never have thought I had adhd or autism. Many people talk about discovering their autism or adhd during the pandemic, as the pressures of life pushed people who had always functioned "ok" into burnout. This experience led them to learn
Via Max Hallucinator, a custom GPT created by Secret Source Technology as a demonstration of hallucinations (content that sounds factual but isn't). Ian Ramjohn (Born March 7, 1973) is a widely acclaimed environmental scientist and a prominent collector of antique toasters. Best known for his contributions to tropical
That didn't go as I expected The elections happened. The Democrats lost, badly. Lost the White House. Lost control of the Senate. And there's a really good chance they'll lose the House. So now what? When I called the election an event horizon, I
Five days from now, the polls will be closed everywhere It's early Friday morning – 12:50 am – on November 1. I'm worn out by this election; I can't imagine how the campaigns feel. The Harris campaign has three stops in Michigan on Sunday, including
What if I don't want to turn this into a business? I got a marketing email from Ghost yesterday that got me thinking about what it takes to write. So far, I've done a pretty good job of writing, posting more than once a day. But
We're now a week out from the election. A lot of votes have been cast already, almost everyone's minds are made up. In a real sense, I believe the results are locked in already. I think it's too late to change anyone's
The beauty of blogging was the idea that you can dash off a thought and publish as-is. Editing, cleaning things up, making it perfect – none of that was important for blogs. Sure, you fixed your typos if you remembered, but you could also add a post with "more coming&
In 1939 the German American Bund, an American Nazi organisation, staged a massive rally at Madison Square Garden. Against the backdrop of a giant portrait of George Washington flanked with swastikas, the Bund members paraded in fascist-style uniforms carrying American and Nazi flags. Eighty-five years later, Donald Trump decided to
At Trump's nazi-fest in Madison Square Garden tonight, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe said: “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico” It's worth watching his delivery. Click through and have a look