Why you can’t be a prepper in SoCal

Any hoo, I just read about the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe’s innovative solution to Pacific Gas & Electric’s preemptive rolling blackouts.  Now that we’re in a full blown climate crisis,  I think they’re on to something. It’s past time to ask ourselves if private sector mega utilities are up to the job. Is a publicly…

Milquetoast Mitch, Because… Democracy

So here’s the thing Mitch, do you mind if I call you Mitch, or would you prefer Milquetoast? Okay, Milquetoast it is. I understand not wanting to bring the house Dems’ more progressive or controversial bills  to the floor. That would mean you might actually have to vote on them. Because… Democracy. But there is…

Lies are not constitutionally protected.

I know  ya’ll are thinking… Messing with “free speech” is a slippery slope my friend,  we don’t want to toboggan down. Where does it end, right? Upon reaching the bottom, do we shoot off all willy-nilly, onto the a frozen pond? Its thin ice fracturing beneath the preponderance of weighty truth? But from the top, …

Shut the fuck up! You’re stupid is showing.

So another election season is almost upon us. Being heralded in by the multitude of pundit and political has-been’s (Donna Brazile) writing innuendo filled books and hit pieces in hopes of reviving flagging careers. Yep, things are fixing to get uglier than Uncle Bubba’s plumber’s crack, and twice as hairy.  So now’s the time to…

When Setting Becomes Character

Originally posted on Allison Maruska:
I went to the coolest place today. These displays are part of the Michael Garman Museum and Gallery. They are a vast collection of the artist’s work, set up in a miniature city called Magic Town. I’m sharing the experience with you because one thing (or rather thousands of little…

When My PC Crashed, Scrivener Ate My Homework

Okay, since I got this new PC (new hotness turned out to be a POC…Asus—just don’t,) I’ve been plagued with black screens, crashes and freezing. Black screens while writing in Scrivener’s split screen mode have been particularly troublesome (no, this is not an excuse for the lengthy wait for SOL book two.)  Because, much to…

Keep Calm and Blame Canada

Originally posted on yadadarcyyada:
What is the deal, America? I thought we had an agreement. We Canadians have tried to be polite neighbours; we’re kinda known for it. I feel let down. Canada has kept our part of the bargain, regularly offering up sacrificial talent to the American volcano: Michael J. Fox, Ryan Reynolds, Jim…