“Peaceful transition of power” – This phrase has been uttered countless times over the last several months in relation Joe Biden’s election to replace President Donald Trump. Probably most of you have read, or even said, that phrase with emphasis on the peaceful part. I like peace. With respect to … Continue reading
Intro and Disclaimer Hi! again from quarantine. This is the second of two overviews of my thoughts about the COVID-19 crisis. If you haven’t already, I’d encourage you to watch or read the first as I think it’s more important than this one. Today, I’ll talk specifically about COVID-19 and … Continue reading
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is unique in this unfortunate way: the two major party candidates are the most unpopular candidates in (at least modern) American history. Their unpopularity is for good cause in both cases. Yet many people are likely to vote for one or the other, thereby imposing … Continue reading
In the course of criticizing the Free State Project (FSP) and its participants, some people have claimed that the FSP is a secessionist organization or that Free Staters are secessionists. In response, I’ll summarize the FSP’s actual position, why some Free Staters do favor secession, and why I don’t. I … Continue reading
A few years back, I went on a safari in Kenya. I snapped this nice lion picture while I was there. I like lions. I was sad to hear about a the apparently illegal (and maybe truly bad) poaching of a beloved lion, Cecil, earlier this month. But when the … Continue reading
Yesterday, I attended my last meeting of the Free State Project board, after which my resignation became effective. This seems like a fitting time to review my time of service to the Free State Project. I began contributing to the Free State Project well before I joined the board. For … Continue reading
Let’s have a disagreement! Does that sound fun? Exciting?? Entertaining??? Educational???? Apparently not to some people. I am a somewhat regular user of Facebook. I post things on my wall and comment on other peoples’ posts. I post a wide variety of things covering diverse interests such as music, aviation, … Continue reading
A few friends have posted “Will you join me in committing to vote?” on my wall. As short as the question is, that invitation isn’t as simple as it seems. Alas, my answer simply cannot match the brevity of your complex question, so I’ll just use lots of words like … Continue reading
The Front Page of today’s Keene Sentinel features an article titled: Nudity laws: Change needed? This link will likely expire soon, but the article appears identical to one published yesterday in the Union Leader, which is archived at Free Keene, which also features comments from people close to the actual … Continue reading
In response to my previous entry, Tony pointed out my preposterous, if not confusing, statement: “I’m not shocked that fewer than half of the Denver MSA’s 2 Million residents attended this event.” (Note: MSA means Metropolitan Statistical Area) He replies, “This seems to say that although you were not shocked … Continue reading
