In high school, I went on a fantastic 3-day trip to Lake George. The scene was idyllic: we camped on the islands in the lake, and traveled by canoe, carrying […]
Commentary
A Few Quick Remarks on the Illuminati
Not long ago, I found myself the passenger in a ride to the airport with a most unique cab driver, who warned me how we were all going to die. […]
Commentary
On “Militant Atheism”
Today this happened. Reactions have been predictable. I take particular issue with this one, one of many to make the claim that so-called “militant atheism” is to blame. It’s not. […]
Commentary
A Slight Turn.
Quick announcement: I’m pretty sure I’ve departed from the traditional left-wing. How does this happen? I trace this sensation back to when I enrolled my daughter at her public charter […]
Travelogue
Peru, Part 3. The Sacred Valley of the Inca.
(Note: This story is part 3 of 3. See part 1 and part 2 for what got us here. -Ed.) Rain. We knew we were coming in the rainy season, […]
Travelogue
Peru, Part 2. Inca Trail!
(Note: This story is part 2 of 3. See part 1 for what got us here, and don’t forget to read part 3 after this! -Ed.) Day 1 This has surpassed my […]
Travelogue
Peru. Part 1
(Note: This story is part 1 of 3. See part 2 and part 3 after this. -Ed.) November 19 2005, Saturday We arrive. The airport in Cusco is quasi-tropical. Booths have been crammed in […]
Video Games
SKYRIM! 10 Rules for survival.
You are in the back of a horsedrawn cart, being pulled along a wooded road, but to where? There are two other men– prisoners, like you– bound at the wrist […]
Commentary
Trayvon, Part 2
There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding here. People are throwing around all kinds of bizarre comparisons of the Trayvon Martin case to newer crimes in which blacks and […]
Commentary
Sandy Hook, Months Later.
All of us have recently watched the outpouring of sentiment in regards to the massacre of unarmed children at Sandy Hook elementary in Connecticut. For reasons that should be tiringly […]