Wolfe on Darwin and Chomsky
tokyokevinI thought I had decided not to read Tom Wolfe's latest The Kingdom of Speech, I had read a few reviews and remembered his declining quality since A Man in Full. I have read…
Ballot sent
Although I had some reservations, I now see that Hillary Clinton may be our best President ever. She is certainly the most capable administrator ever elected to the highest office.…
Voting on Convictions
I am usually a strategic voter. I sometimes switch to the Republican party so I can vote against the wingnuts in the primaries, as the chance a local Democrat getting…
Going to Myanmar this summer
Tingles. Frank emails me back with a short message, and it is so good to have someone on the ground teaching classes in Yangon to communicate with, to get solid…
Tired of Mr, Mrs, Ms? Why not Mx?
No, not motocross, which is what we used when I was a teen on a bike. This is a salutation, a title. The only time I use this in English…