In A Good Place

Which of these two doesn’t look comfortable? Jean Paul Sartre once wrote “Hell is other people.” He also wrote “Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.” Neither statement has much obviously to do with The Good Place, a great new TV comedy. WARNING: EVERYTHING FROM HERE DOWN IS PRETTY MUCH ALL SPOILERS Eleanor Shellstrop … More In A Good Place

WTC:RPG, Stage II

I’m glad to say that readers have continued to bother me about this, asking what’s going on and when it will happen. I’m now pleased to announce that, while massively behind where I thought we’d be on this, we will presently be ready for Stage II in WtC:RPG’s developement. I have no excuse for the … More WTC:RPG, Stage II

Fake Hate.

“The whole world is festering with unhappy souls. The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles. Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch, and I don’t like anybody very much!” (The Merry Minuet, by The Kingston Trio) I remember hearing The Merry Minuet on the radio as a teen, and laughing about … More Fake Hate.

The Radical Moderate 3: “The Worst Form of Government.”

I did not expect to be writing another Radical Moderate post for awhile, but with the presidential primaries coming up quickly, I thought I’d better get my two cents in. No, I’m not going to tell you who to vote for. Instead, I’m going to talk about the Worst Form of Government; i.e., democracy. Because … More The Radical Moderate 3: “The Worst Form of Government.”

The Radical Moderate 1

It is possible to eat moderately. It is possible to express yourself moderately. It is not possible to believe moderately. M.G.Harmon Yes I just quoted myself, but sometimes I’m worth quoting. This post is a bit of a departure for me (I’ve only previously discussed anything remotely political in relation to the Great Mortgage Bubble … More The Radical Moderate 1