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However You Chi-Ching

Posted on April 5, 2024 by JMN

Shopify helps you do your thinghowever you chi-ching. Mollify. Fortify. Qualify. Beautify. Ossify. The ‘-fy’ pattern is a fertile template for neologisms associated with chi-chinging. “Shopify” is a platform, an ambience, a tool suite, a code base, a launchpad, whatever; … Continue reading →

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Bombay Beach, On California’s Dead Sea (The Salton)

Posted on March 31, 2024 by JMN

When I was there, I walked the streets with Denia Nealy, an artist who goes by Czar, and my friend Brenda Ann Kenneally, a photographer and writer, who would shout names, and people would instantly emerge. A stranger offered a … Continue reading →

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An Alternative Social Medium

Posted on March 8, 2024 by JMN

We all have moments when we’re prone to paraglide on feelings in lieu of actually knowing a thing or two. Here’s a way to break out of your stasis quo: Park your smart phone. Knock back a snort of tequila. … Continue reading →

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Are You Going to Savory Fare? Parsley, Turmeric, Tofu and Lime

Posted on February 26, 2024 by JMN

Remember me to one who waits there,She once was a server of mine. Love to Michelle and Phyllis in their respective states; to Raúl in Barcelona at the university bar; to the vendor near the Plaza de Cataluña who put … Continue reading →

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Gospel of the Undies

Posted on February 2, 2024 by JMN

“Lord, help us to realize that our nation is at a tipping point, that people on the left literally hate you. They hate your word. They, many times, hate our country.” (From opening “prayer” at a primary rally) Phrases registered … Continue reading →

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Just Say Right, It’s Only Weather

Posted on January 17, 2024 by JMN

As long as the nation’s fleet of private jets can take to the skies there’s no call to whine about so-called climate (the Dems’ name for weather). There’s a right way to think about it, just do a thought experiment. … Continue reading →

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Epistemic Hubris: Unwarranted Certainty (About Complex Issues)

Posted on January 15, 2024 by JMN

Greek words are a nerd’s downfall. I’m a nerd, therefore felled by epistemic hubris. Whenever I encounter “epistemic,” as in Maggie Jackson’s essay, I have to mentally re-solder its connection to epistemology, which I barely retain has to do with … Continue reading →

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We’ve Dealt With Earth. Let’s Go Fix Mars

Posted on December 30, 2023 by JMN

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The Deep-Rooted Mendacity of the Weaker Sex

Posted on November 29, 2023 by JMN

Swaggart. Trump. Weinstein. Epstein. Windsor. Brand. Rose… the list goes on. When will such men be spared the allegations of conniving women? It’s the one time the word “liaress,” feminine of “liar,” would be a useful addition to the language. … Continue reading →

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Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Backside

Posted on November 7, 2023 by JMN

“The whole secret of politics is knowing who hates who.” (Kevin Phillips) “MY pronoun,” said Cruz, “is ‘kiss my ass.’”On Ted’s form of address I’ll take a pass.A smooch bestowed on the croup of this solonis honor paid to the … Continue reading →

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