The news media is in crisis.
[Read more…]cornycopia
cornycopia (kawr-nee-koh-pee-uh), n. an inexhaustible, if exhausting, supply of old-fashioned, worn-out, and groan-inducing puns, one-liners, knock-knock jokes, riddles, bad jokes, etc., most often perpetrated by fathers at Thanksgiving dinners across America.
A blesséd silence: My new (used) Sony headphones
I’d heard of this magic, this “noise cancellation,” but I’d dismissed it pretty much out of hand. That’s pretty odd for me, given my deeply held faith in technology, especially tech connected to the the dark arts of audio. You’d think I’d have known better.
[Read more…]hypocracy
hypocracy (hi-pok-ruh-see), n. a system of government in which power is vested in officials who feign virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, integrity, etc.; rule by hypocrites. Ex.: “Sen. Mitch McConnell: Will Dems work with us, or simply put partisan politics ahead of the country?”
What I’m reading (audio):
Lee Child’s Past Tense
decemble
decemble (dih-sem-buhl), v. to disguise or conceal commercial motives behind a false or misleading appearance of Christmas cheer. Ex: Stores that erect Christmas displays the day after Halloween.
My drop in (I hope) the blue wave
I’m always a little bit nervous about voting early, but I did it: I turned my ballot in Saturday.
[Read more…]witch fulfillment
witch fulfillment (wich foo l-fil-muh nt), n. the symbolic gratification of the desire to believe in magic, experienced through an exercise of the imagination (as in books, cosplay, neurotic symptoms, religion, etc.). Ex.: The “Harry Potter effect.”
Halloween humbug
The older I get, the more introverted I get—and the less likely I am to come to your Halloween party.
[Read more…]sufferage
sufferage (suhf-er-ij), n. the condition of one whose right to vote has sustained a setback, decline in effectiveness, or even loss, due to suppression, intimidation, or imposed disadvantage. Ex.: Dodge City, Kansas: “For this November’s election, local officials have moved [the only polling site for 27,000 residents] outside the city limits to a facility more than a mile from the nearest bus stop, citing road construction that blocked the previous site.” —The Wichita Eagle
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