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 people. All that jostling and bumping. The nerve of people, having a good time while listening
shoulda been a tweet Shoulda been a Tweet: a few links Stat has an interesting opinion piece about COVID denialism [https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/23/put-straw-man-pandemic-denial-out-of-its-misery/] . 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
shoulda been a tweet Shoulda been a tweet: Tangier There's an excellent article by Peter Jamison in the Washington Post [https://www.sbhopper.com/shoulda-been-a-tweet-tangier/Shoulda%20been%20a%20tweet:%20Tangier] 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
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
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
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 announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. Lots of texts. Lots of theories. Lots of suspicion. I know a few
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
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 [https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-08-01/inside-the-clinical-trial-testing-the-healing-powers-of-blood-from-covid-19-survivors] and an army of volunteers to use
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 mics. Setting the input volume is
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 a big pat on the back. That’s
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 dangers of the coronavirus. He was
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 a second, and I’m always critical/skeptical of the media. It was probably a bad time to start watching
