Almanac: January 15th

Playwright Moliere was born on this day in 1622 in whatever part of Paris it was that people got born in. His full body of work includes tragedies, comedies, farces, tragicomedies, farcitragedies and farcitragedcomedies. His works have been translated into every living language and Visual Basic. When you read Moliere, you will have the unmistakable […]

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Living in a Post-Truth World

We live in a post-truth society… well, maybe… it depends upon your perspective, I guess. Originally, there was truth society, whose main characteristic was there existed an arbiter whose opinion was final. In ancient Rome, it was the emperor. Later, it was the pope; then, the king or queen… except those three weeks that Queen […]

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I Hate Stationary Bikes

[Idea came from a conversation with Rivergirl] When you pop a wheelie, it never ends well. ֍ Sometimes, I throw mine downstairs and yell, “Who’s stationary NOW?” ֍ In my rear-view mirror, objects are closer than they appear… which is probably why I get the feeling that the wall behind my bike is creeping up […]

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