Historian. Author. Ranter. Idea Junkie.
This a blog. Sort of. I rarely use it anymore.
By god, now I KNOW I’m living in the digital age. It occurred to me today that an oddball encounter that I had with a customer service agent two weeks ago was oddball because . . . the agent was an algorithm, not a human being.
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Understanding doesn't alleviate grief, but when it's born of living with and loving someone depressed, then it's understanding that rests on a foundation of compassion. And sorrow.
Read MoreWith every sip, dear reader, one imbibes a startling, lively swash of social, economic, and political creativity.
Read MoreAnd he eliminated a significant albatross from our collective psyche. So what if he wasn't the best president ever?
Read MoreNewitz's main point, the idea on which her entire books hinges, is that it behooves all of us to think like a species. To see ourselves as homo sapiens first and foremost.
Read MoreFrom which I learned: “Robot overlords.”
Read MoreWebsite of Maureen Ogle, author and historian. Books include Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer; In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America; and Key West: History of An Island of Dreams.
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