I was fascinated by this recent story of a fellow who runs a Silicon Valley startup, yet doesn’t own or carry a smartphone (or, indeed, any mobile phone). Certainly, there are parts of the narrative that sound appealing. He speaks of thinking more clearly, and rediscovering peace. But–but!–he does confess that he makes occasional use … Read more
Alan Rickman has died at 69 after a short battle with cancer. It’s been a devastating week for legendary British performers. RIP. Alabama has added national title #16 by defeating a very talented Clemson team that mostly scorched the Tide defense at will. Happy to have enough offensive and special teams tricks in the bag … Read more
Well, our esteemed president’s final State of the Union address was last night. It was full of self-congratulatory pap, false dilemmas, and comically insincere appeals for civility in our discourse. So, it was a standard Obama speech. It wouldn’t take a particularly clever software program to write them at this point. I don’t like what … Read more