Author Archives: haakondahl

I am passing through Virginia once again, on my way to Texas maybe, or perhaps Guam, and eventually back to Japan. Gotta hit Texas in the near fiture no matter what, and then to select a place to live for … Read More →

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 →