Because thinking about the world is fun…
- Xmas Rituals
We all have our rituals for events like Xmas, even people who don’t think they have any… - Scales of tragedy
How tragic is a ‘natural’ disaster? Does it depend on what is lost? Or when it happened? Is sadness about natural disasters another tilt at preventing inevitable change? - What’s in a Font?
The USA is mandating all diplomatic documents use Times New Roman 14 pt font, reversing the previous administration’s change to Calibri 15 point. Why the fuss? - Change is (not) good
Things can’t stay the same forever but humans have a tendency to wish they could. Like the Catholic church maintaining that women can’t be deacons. Hell, no? - Demonic Eggbeaters and Democracy
Shane Jones says regional councils should be disestablished because they’re full of demonic egg beaters. What are demonic egg beaters? Should they be disestablished?