Tag Archives: deep thought

Pointless controversy: In defense of daylight

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Lummox JR

We’ve all seen the Facebook memes about how daylight savings time just stole an hour of our lives, how it’s antiquated and needs to go away, etc., etc. And I get it: the switch to daylight time is freaking rough. … Continue reading →

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Post-Halloween candy auditions

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Lummox JR

Halloween was a special time growing up, at least once my family moved to a trailer park. I was seven that year (I turned eight right after), and it was the closest we had ever been to living in the … Continue reading →

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Craft adjacent

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Lummox JR

My mom always made crafts when I was a kid. She was a stay-at-home mom and money was tight, but her crafts I think helped a little and she always enjoyed working on them. As a result of this, and … Continue reading →

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Brain implants of the future

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Lummox JR

A recent interesting article in the Wall Street Journal explores the science of where we currently are with neuroprosthetics and what it could mean for brain or sensory augmentation in the future. To an avid sci-fi reader and sometime writer, … Continue reading →

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On bullies

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lummox JR

We hear all the time now about how schools are cracking down on bullying. If we’re being honest with ourselves, we know that’s not really true. Bullies learn early that if they get in good with the authorities, if they … Continue reading →

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The R word

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Lummox JR

For a little while now I’ve been meaning to write about my progress on Gray Area. The short version is that I’m well past the 50K mark and have been writing at a pace worthy of NaNoWriMo. When I’m on, … Continue reading →

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Not so much proof

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Lummox JR

I like to read up on science reporting when I can, and that’s what made an article about more proof for general relativity catch my eye. You see, I’m a longtime Einstein skeptic. Bear with me, because I know iconoclasm … Continue reading →

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The other long I

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Lummox JR

Since I was a kid, I’ve recognized something that I never see acknowledged in dictionaries: English has two versions of the long I. The fact that this is never, ever mentioned in a dictionary or any place you would see … Continue reading →

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I still resolve nothing

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Lummox JR

For me, New Year’s Eve has always been about the party. For a long time my family has always held a gathering that included good food and games, and we’re keeping up tradition again. I love games and never really … Continue reading →

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The Matrix does not have you

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lummox JR

Every now and then I run into an article about how some scientist or other intends to prove there’s a possibility our universe is a simulation. This bugs the crap out of me, for two reasons: 1) Science reporting is … Continue reading →

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