Culling the Herd

There are a number of bloggers I read that I spring a few bucks for their paywall writing, like Zman's behind the green door. He had a piece last week on companies getting rid of all the hu-white guys with institutional knowledge. The other day I learned that my contact at a longtime customer had … Continue reading Culling the Herd →

Vox Smacks a Hornet’s Nest

Vox Day added a substack to his repertoire. The sit is named 'Sigma Game'. He started it because he's had a lot of call for a book on the sociosexual heirarcy. (SSH) The SSH is simply a mechanism to figure out who you are dealing with when encountering a dude. A woman's one would be … Continue reading Vox Smacks a Hornet’s Nest →

An Interesting Observation

I had good friend call me the other night. He goes dark for weeks at a time sometimes, and then emerges to catch up on what’s been going on. He said he was worried about me. Turns out his son nearly died over the New Year’s holiday. He got married very early, and after four … Continue reading An Interesting Observation →

For Want of a Nail

For want of a nail the shoe was lost.For want of a shoe the horse was lost.For want of a horse the rider was lost.For want of a rider the message was lost.For want of a message the battle was lost.For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. … Continue reading For Want of a Nail →

To the Dark Side

Way back in the olden times, I was looking for a computer. I traveled quite a bit, so while I was out of town, I'd hit the apple store to see if I liked Macs. At one point I had a salesguy come up and ask if I needed help. I told him I was … Continue reading To the Dark Side →

For Whom the Bell Tolls

I found this on the Burning Platform: https://twitter.com/i/status/1745760948097327572 She records her...uh...Force Management Planning event. The piece itself is about being replaced by diversity. I don't understand that, really, since she's a semi-protected class, so to speak. I'll circle back to that. First off, everyone knows when a Day of the Long Knives is coming at … Continue reading For Whom the Bell Tolls →

Where the Heat At?

I have the day off, in honor of MLK. I'll honor that by cleaning up around here and unpacking more boxes. It's 11 degrees outside, part of the three days of winter we'll have this year. So it's chilly, even inside as this dump has shitty windows and doors that don't seal. In my haste … Continue reading Where the Heat At? →

We’re So Screwed

It's been a busy week, what with unpacking and setting up the new homestead. I will say it's a big improvement living in Plano. It's very quiet, there's a lot of cool stuff nearby and I haven't heard one loud exhaust or thumping sound system in over a week. The only Hemi Challenger I've seen … Continue reading We’re So Screwed →

Welcome to 2024

Gonna be a great year, Tater. At least I think so. Could hardly be worse than 2023, that's for sure. Now that I'm setup in the new place, I can reflect on where I am and where I'm going. The house is closed, and gone, Money in the accounts. There is nothing tethering me to … Continue reading Welcome to 2024 →

Random Thoughts

It's been a week of settling in. The house is mostly set up, I just need to empty boxes. Do they bother cleaning rentals these days, before move in? Didn't really do that here. So I'm a bit sore. As I grow older, every ailment spawns a specialist. These doctors are fastidious about staying in … Continue reading Random Thoughts →