Author Archives: haakondahl

Things are good.  Not great, but good.  Certainly good enough to take a moment and reflect without regret. The job goes well, although it eats up all of my energy.  I’m in a challenging but rewarding spot, with the promise … Read More →

Lap times: 1. 8 53.96 2. 7 17.73 3. 7 11.82

Doctor Charles Krauthammer, a paralyzed psychiatrist and irascibly syndicated columnist, writes that he has only weeks to live.  The letter is matter-of-fact, and the fact is that it’s over. This unwelcome sentence is occasioned by a fast-moving cancer which had … Read More →

An amazing remix of a song I already like very much. Very subdued, a very pleasant but relentless tension. Pen Perry (whomever that is) has found a way to rely on the crashing energy of the original and include yet … Read More →

Had a brush with some badness named “openh264.org”. I am sitting in a Starbucks with its own internet access, my very own local shady access point.  When I connect to the access point, there is a popup which requires me … Read More →

Here’s where I was — struggling with my emotions, mustering some Generalship for my beleaguered FaceBook group, heavy into politics.  Back when this blog of mine was political (you can still find a bunch of remnants here and there), back … Read More →

There are many fine arguments for and against a guest worker program, but the whole thing should be a non-starter. Not only is it unconstitutional, it is clearly at odds with every legislative advance made in the rights of Man … Read More →

From time to time I hear a song and I think, “Now *that* is the sound of love.”  Don’t get me wrong — I have serious epistemological issues with the whole damned thing, but there is a sound that seems … Read More →

I have around 8K users on this site. Most of them are nonsense, but I do have several who actually exist. I want to bulk delete a bunch, so I am going in search of a tool which is better … Read More →