Here’s the bottom line: we need low-cost methods to occupy the spawn of the servant class during working hours. “Covid Kim” Reynolds is having such a hard time convincing teachers to go back to school that the State of Iowa has relaxed requirements for substitutes. You can now teach in Iowa with no background check….
Category: Essay
On Beauty and Loneliness
The summer before I entered seventh grade, my pediatrician found a curve in my spine. I would have to wear a back brace for at least two years. A big one, like the one Joan Cusack wore in Sixteen Candles that made her look like she’d had a nuclear accident with a 19th century dressmaker’s…
Shining Bits of Glass Scattering Sunlight
There’s famine in Somalia and other East African nations right now. In the news there are pictures of people starving and skeletal children lying down in the dirt to die. It occurs to me that they must accept this vivid reality as easily as I accept that I am sitting in a hotel room in…
The Arrivant
Yes, I am here. Sweet home Chicago. It’s a weird city. Most of it doesn’t even feel like a city, but that’s not what makes it weird. It’s the people that make it weird. Example: My second night living in North Center, I was standing outside the bar across from my place. I had to…
Asians Build Creepy Toilets
No, I’m not in Chicago yet. No, I haven’t found a place to live. Will be searching in July with renewed vigor, as my current lease is up on July 29th. Today, I found out who Megan Fox is. I am disappointed. Humans are a disappointing species in general. Thanks to Maximizing Progress for providing…
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