Let’s try to enjoy the new year for at least a day. I fear that we’re in for a rough ride.
Speaking of which, thoughts on the coming war between the macroculture and microculture.
I’ve thought about starting a Substack, but I’m not sure I want to devote enough time to it to make it worthwhile reading.
[Update a few minutes later]
The pitfalls of benevolence.
Chad Orzel answers the important questions.
…is for people to stop being crazy.
We really do seem to be living in Heinlein’s Crazy Years.
…is a war against America itself.
Are manual transmissions making a comeback?
I hope so. Among other things, they’re good anti-theft insurance against all the young people who have no idea how to drive them.
It was a great way to end an era. There will likely never again be a Michigan-Ohio State game with as much on the line as this one, and it may be that it will no longer be the last game in the regular season, with the new additions to the conference. It looks like this could be a legendary year for the Wolverines. But they have to beat Iowa next week, and then see how the seeds turn out for the playoffs.
We got in this afternoon. Stayed in Richfield, UT, which is a nice halfway point if one is taking the most direct route, up I-15 from SoCal, then I-70 to Denver.
Meanwhile, Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie, bar none. We should watch it again over this holiday period.
It looks like U of M isn’t going to take this lying down.
As a fan, it’s a shame that this is tainting an otherwise excellent season, and may affect McCarthy’s chances for a Heisman.