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Getting Back in the Saddle
Oct. 2nd, 2018 09:31 amI've found that various frustrations in real life have led to a lack of postings. These frustrations are two-fold, first the glacial pace of job-hunting and second the ongoing dumpster fire of politics. I'll speak a bit of the later and conclude on a more positive note.
The Current Dumpster Fire - Kavanaugh
I remain amazed that anybody supports the nomination of Kavanaugh to any court. Yelling at and attacking people who are interviewing you for a job should be disqualifying. At this point, it's also clear that he lied about his drinking problem in high school and college.
Having said that, I understand why he still has support. Republicans have been trained to not think critically and to assume that any questioning of them or theirs is mere partisanship. Thus, many Republicans firmly believe that Ford is lying, even though not a shred of evidence exists to support that. Again, lacking the ability to think critically, their counter-arguments to those in the Reality-Based Community is merely to repeat the same assertions more loudly. This leads me at least to be greatly irritated.
A More Positive Note
I was a backer for a Kickstarted science fiction anthology Unidentified Funny Objects 7. As one might suspect, the book is a collection of humorous short science fiction and fantasy stories. I didn't find any of them laugh-out-loud funny, but with one exception they were humorous and enjoyable. Highly recommended.
The Current Dumpster Fire - Kavanaugh
I remain amazed that anybody supports the nomination of Kavanaugh to any court. Yelling at and attacking people who are interviewing you for a job should be disqualifying. At this point, it's also clear that he lied about his drinking problem in high school and college.
Having said that, I understand why he still has support. Republicans have been trained to not think critically and to assume that any questioning of them or theirs is mere partisanship. Thus, many Republicans firmly believe that Ford is lying, even though not a shred of evidence exists to support that. Again, lacking the ability to think critically, their counter-arguments to those in the Reality-Based Community is merely to repeat the same assertions more loudly. This leads me at least to be greatly irritated.
A More Positive Note
I was a backer for a Kickstarted science fiction anthology Unidentified Funny Objects 7. As one might suspect, the book is a collection of humorous short science fiction and fantasy stories. I didn't find any of them laugh-out-loud funny, but with one exception they were humorous and enjoyable. Highly recommended.
