Free Post Out of the Shoebox Out of the Shoebox: A hazy shade of summer I braved the 2017 Northwest Folklife Festival to see Roselit Bone. It's a great event, and I went to subsequent ones, but festivals aren't really my thing. Just too many
Free Post shoulda been a tweet Shoulda been a Tweet: a few links Stat has an interesting opinion piece about COVID denialism. I think I needed to read that, a healthy reminder that most people do believe that the pandemic is real and is dangerous. I was losing sight of how much my perceptions were being shaped
Free Post shoulda been a tweet Shoulda been a tweet: Tangier There's an excellent article by Peter Jamison in the Washington Post about the residents of Tangier Island, VA, and their community's response to COVID-19. Great writing and reporting, and Katherine Frey's photos help bring the story to life. I'm surprised the reporter was able
Free Post Consuming Journalism Houston, we have a lot of problems In my previous post I said I wasn't going to talk any more about the election or COVID's influence on the election. It's still the same day. As the owner of this obscure, quiet corner of the internet, I'm exercising my right to a
Free Post News October 2020 This is the last time I'm going to discuss the election or how COVID-19 relates to the election. Is there really anyone who hasn't made up their mind about who they're voting for? Anyone claiming to be undecided at this point is likely an
Free Post On the Streets Off to a slow start My plan was to stop reading news today. Focus on seeing this beautiful state before I move. A couple of problems. My plan lacked an actual plan. And then Trump
Free Post shoulda been a tweet Shoulda been a tweet: Good job WA The COVID rollercoaster is inevitable, but we could all use some good news now and again. Washington, we're headed in the right direction. Let's wear those masks folks. With luck we can get that mysterious R number under 1. I'm fascinated by charts. I
Free Post COVID-19 Shoulda been a tweet: Good LA Times article on reviving use of convalescent serum This post is related to COVID-19. If that’s not a great topic for you right now, click right on outta here. Melissa Healy wrote a really interesting article about the efforts of three doctors and an army of volunteers to use convalescent serum
Free Post Attacked by a crow Crowvid19 Back with some more random thoughts, audio style. I’ve been enjoying learning how to work with audio. I’m still terrible at it. I went for a walk the other night and recorded the track below on a Zoom H1n with Røde Wireless
Free Post COVID-19 Shoulda been a Tweet (but I deleted Twitter) COVID-19. Staying home if you can is the right thing to do. A lot of people can’t stay home. If you can stay home, you are reducing – even if in a small way – the chances of transmission. You might not get
Free Post Coronavirus restarting economy Tucker Carlson hasn't worked in a cubicle farm in a while, has he? I don’t like Tucker Carlson. I watched his bowtie wearing smarmy smug ass on CNN’s Crossfire. He was an asshole. He wears ties now. He’s still an asshole. A richer asshole with a bigger audience. But he was right about the
Free Post Basic leadership lessons Shoulda been a tweet (but Twitter sucks) I haven’t fact checked this. I’m not going to fact check it. The fact that it seems 100% plausible is the point. I don’t doubt it for
