This is one of the first stories I ever published. So happy for it to get a second life here: www.bulbculturecollective.com/read/ode-to-...
PFC Charlie Goodkind sat in a VA clinic examination room at Walter Reed Medical Center waiting patiently to hear the word “no” come out of his doctor's mouth.
A car just like mine behind me. It is like looking at the past of myself in my own rear view mirror.
Annapolis, MD Harbor was a huge place where slaves would come in and be sold at City Dock. There is a self-guided walking tour of the city where you can see the contours of the slave trade in the city. The northern border of Maryland is the Mason-Dixon Line.
I’ve only got fiction but: Flatland by Edwin Abbot (two dimensional being trying to convince a one dimensional universe a second dimension exists), or Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (if he likes encryption at all),
For every Mission Impossible there is a Keenu Reeves Action movie that is just as good or better you could be watching instead. If you want unhinged (Point Break), want a little romance with your action? (Speed), high body count? (Any John Wick), a little dime store philosophy? (The Matrix)
The 2yo grooves out to Toots and the Maytals and there is still hope in the world.
Sat outside with a cup of coffee and my dog and a nice cool breeze and listened to the distant thunder at 5 am this morning. It was beautiful.
Peter Thiel is someone who read The Jungle and thought to himself: Man how great was it to be a robber baron back then!
After having finished all of Frank Herbert’s Dune books two thoughts: 1) if he had stopped after Messiah I would not be upset and 2) the less explained and more mysterious the world the more I am engaged I am with it.
More tech means more chips which means shorter-lasting appliances. You shouldn’t have to upgrade your fridge, washing machine, and dishwasher every 5 years because it’s too slow to run the latest software.