Pasta Salad —Low Carb
When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, this was one of those things I missed: PASTA! It was long-haul COVID that kicked in my diabetes. High blood sugar runs in my family, and so I’ve been careful to take…
David
Artificial Intelligence
This has been all over the web: in politics, in the news, brought up at graduation ceremonies . . . WE ARE INUNDATED WITH AI! We’re not about to talk about “data center.” That’s a whole nother ballgame. We’re talking…
Sharia
When it comes to this concept, everything you know is wrong. It’s quite simple, actually, the Western world has only heard of Sharia through the megaphone of extremists. “In the West, you have the illusion of truth. We had no…
About God
Believers believe without proof, while scientists accept off-the-wall hypotheses because of an internal consistency. Fun Fact: Both of these are false. A belief can be as powerful as palpable as any feeling, and for reasons that just are not scientific.…
Peer Review
“Who are the peers?” (the question nobody asks) In theory, “peers” means: In practice, “peers” often means: So the real answer to “Who are the peers?” is: People who share the same assumptions, incentives, and blind spots as the authors.…
A Piece From My College Days
I’ve just been informed that a literature professor of mine, long ago, has passed. It wasn’t recently, but the news was recently passed onto me by someone who had stayed behind, got further degreed, and taught English Lit at my…