I only this week became aware of this. Wikipedia:  FOSB The article is extremely technical, but makes clear in no uncertain terms that...

(Originally posted June 22, 2013 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Reblogged 2019-11-14 .) My normal day runs as follows.  After breakfast...

Thursday 2014-07-03. Jimmy came up to me at McDonald’s yesterday and sat down and talked about the incident.  He doesn’t say he’d been...

16:01 Saturday 2014-06-28.  [Written in the “smoke pit” at the shelter, waiting admission.] They escorted Jimmy out of here about half...

Bookmarks: In playground murder, 12-year-old boy charged as an adult • Homeless woman beaten by cop speaks out • Russian “aid” convoy...

Some weeks ago, I stood in line awaiting check-in at the shelter. This place charges $3 a night. I was holding my money in my hand, and...

Bookmarks: Are pretty women dumb? • Ancient Coins Found Buried in British Cave • Dependent houseguest ———— ♦ ———— Why do we let women...

(Originally published 06/15/13 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Reblogged 03/07/19 .) 3 Years Is Just Desserts for Man Who Refused to Pay...

(Originally published 06/05/13 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Reblogged 01/17/19 .) Short life of Carter Scott marred by accusations of...

Ask Amy: Inflating the drama won’t help fiance deal with mother With Amy Dickinson’s permission, I am copying here below the whole of her...

This is the third of three posts about entitlement: 04/19 – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy” 04/26 – “How I became homeless” Today...

(Originally published 07/21/12 at Trojan Horse Productions .  Reblogged 08/09/18 .) The pigeons . Years ago, when I had an office job...

This is the first of three posts about entitlement: Today – “Entitlement(s): Attitude and policy” 04/26 – “How I became homeless” ...

I normally only publish on Mondays (comments on the news), Wednesdays (recycling old posts) and Saturdays (substantial new pieces).  A...

Anticipating November, Democrats act desperately Kathleen Parker says Democrats are pushing the minimum wage increase in a “desperate”...

Update 02/28/14 here . ———— ♦ ———— Tuesday 2014-02-11.  My prospect for the City job fell through this morning. Some may find this story...

Efforts to dialogue with Dan Rodricks’ position (that is, take it seriously) led to a lot of confusion and self-doubt in my prayer time...

(Originally published 08/14/13 at Trojan Horse Productions .) Prayer for myself often takes the form of imagining myself climbing up a...

(Originally published 06/06/13 at Trojan Horse Productions .) This has been a very heavy day, and there’s a lot here. For the moment, at...

Proverbs 30:15: “The leech has two daughters. Their names are ‘Gimme’ and ‘Gimme.’” ———— ♦ ———— Saturday 05/12/12, 3:00 p.m. — I tired...