It was Labor Day here in America yesterday. At least technically. America doesn’t know how to Labor Day though. When the idea for a labor day came about in the late 19th century, to commemorate the efforts of the labor movements pushing for better working conditions, including but not limited Read more…
There’s a lot of obstacles to public transport working well in America. How spread out things are because our land area is just enormous being the biggest one. Getting 50 people from 50 different houses in the suburbs to 50 different destinations 20miles away downtown isn’t quite as simple as Read more…
This past weekend two shooting events occurred, one in El Paso, Texas and one in Dayton, Ohio. All told almost 30 people died and over 50 other people were injured. Two events within 24hrs of each other, thousands of miles apart. The event in Dayton took place near police officers. Read more…
I was on my way to an appointment downtown. It was near rush hour and there is a lot of construction around Houston right now (and by now I mean always). The two main routes from the south, I-45 and 288, are a mess where they cross 610. So when Read more…
Imagine for a minute you’re a citizen of the Star Wars galaxy. Let’s say you live on Naboo. Beautiful, peaceful. When you were a baby, your home was invaded but you don’t remember that. A war was fought across the galaxy when you were a kid but now there is Read more…
50 years ago today Apollo 11 launched from Cape Canaveral on its way to the moon. It would touch down four days later on July 20th, 1969 setting two humans on the first object beyond Earth. A monumental achievement that caught the collective attention of the world. Growing up in Florida Read more…
Goddamn it Florida. I was born there. Despite the heat, humidity, and mosquitoes I still think of it fondly. But it’s really hard some time. Last election, Florida voters overwhelmingly voted to approve an amendment to the state Constitution that restored voting rights to felons. 1.5million people regained their basic democratic Read more…
We‘re going to review something a bit different this week and take a look at a series of kid books everyone in our house enjoys. “Narwhal and Jelly” by Ben Clanton is a fun series of books about two ocean friends. The premise is simple if common. Two unlikely friends have adventures Read more…
I don’t really know where I stand on guns. I know I don’t want to own one. I know I think the feeling of needing to carry a gun with you in a peaceful suburb of America to feel safe seems ridiculous. I know I don’t like hunting and killing Read more…
Bloody Comcast. Every year they jack up my internet bill by 50% so I have to wrangle with them to get a reasonable price. All because everything is “promotional” prices. That’s because they want to suck you in by seeming reasonable and then hope you won’t want to make an Read more…