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Here is every post on one big page. Some have dead links. The original comments on any post originally published before July 12, 2009 will appear as part of the post itself. If you find typos, grammatical errors, or any other mistakes, feel free to let me know. Enjoy.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 What’s with the weird-looking comments on the older entries?

2005

First post. September 1, 2005
Food. September 7, 2005
Je vous salue, Elan Davout. September 11, 2005
Haiku. September 15, 2005
The Pledge. September 16, 2005
On the passing of a former classmate. September 22, 2005
Response to Comment on "On the passing…" October 3, 2005
Tired. October 6, 2005
Hockey. October 9, 2005
A useful button. October 13, 2005
Nightmare. October 16, 2005
Mr. V’s Generic Recommendation Form. October 20, 2005
The new “James Bond” may be a wuss. October 25, 2005
A rational analysis of the Victory of the White Sox. October 27, 2005
Silent “c.” October 29, 2005
A letter to President Bush. October 31, 2005
“Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels.” November 20, 2005
On turning 30. November 23, 2005
Superdawg. December 5, 2005
Gumbel. December 10, 2005
Tookie. December 14, 2005
On “price-gouging.” December 20, 2005
Merry Christmas! December 25, 2005
2005 AD in retrospect. December 31, 2005

2006

Infamita. January 3, 2006
Rose-tinted karma. January 5, 2006
Resolutions. January 12, 2006
On the end of the Bears’ season. January 17, 2006
How to Make Everything Perfect Forever, Part One. January 22, 2006
Littered with pennies. January 26, 2006
Stupid conscience. January 28, 2006
Remember kids, cutting yourselves is bad. February 5, 2006
“Don’t insult my intelligence, Kirk.” February 6, 2006
On Iran. February 12, 2006
Three matters of monumental unimportance. February 16, 2006
Washington’s Birthday. February 20, 2006
On teacher certification exams. February 24, 2006
On the lottery. February 28, 2006
On curricular speech. March 4, 2006
Responses I wish I had given to application questions. March 8, 2006
The Suicide Iron. March 10, 2006
‘Roids. March 16, 2006
On a particular bookstore. March 23, 2006
Borders. April 3, 2006
Technology makes life easier. April 6, 2006
Update on resolutions. April 7, 2006
Quanti scudetti ha il papa? April 11, 2006
Futsal Premiership. April 18, 2006
Three new heroes. April 20, 2006
A close call. April 23, 2006
An odd feeling that the French probably have a phrase for. April 27, 2006
It’s on. May 1, 2006
Day Four. May 4, 2006
Reality Show. May 10, 2006
How to make baseball somewhat more tolerable. May 11, 2006
Futility. May 14, 2006
On “hurried history.” May 18, 2006
ATTN Bunnifer. May 22, 2006
Pinky promise. May 25, 2006
It’s off. June 1, 2006
Iconochasms. June 5, 2006
Decca. June 8, 2006
World Cup Germany 2006, Part One. June 8, 2006
Suck. June 12, 2006
World Cup Germany 2006, Part Three. June 17, 2006
Time-cross’d lovers. June 21, 2006
Suck, Part Two a.k.a. World Cup Germany 2006, Part Four. June 22, 2006
Thoughts whilst watching Argentina-Mexico. June 24, 2006
“Why is there one red star on the ceiling?” June 29, 2006
Fourth of July. July 4, 2006
World Cup Germany 2006, Part… Six? Five? I lost track. July 4, 2006
On SDI. July 6, 2006
FORZA AZZURRI! Au revoir, Zidane. July 10, 2006
Causation. July 18, 2006
Sleep well this eve. July 20, 2006
Man versus Bear. July 24, 2006
Gobbledygook. July 30, 2006
On the importance of knowing history. August 6, 2006
First week back. August 13, 2006
Cardinal rule. August 20, 2006
A bad ending to the week. August 27, 2006
On Plamegate’s end. September 4, 2006
There’s no long “I” in “Jaguar.” September 10, 2006
Socks. September 17, 2006
Doppelgänger. September 24, 2006
Agony. October 4, 2006
Two websites. October 10, 2006
We the Rain. October 15, 2006
We don’t need no stinking offense. October 16, 2006
On Dilbert, Part One. October 24, 2006
FELONY NOTICE. November 5, 2006
R.I.P. Uncle Milt. November 16, 2006
On Casino Royale. November 22, 2006
On turning 30 (for real this time). November 23, 2006
On Clemson vs. South Carolina. November 27, 2006
Response to “You’re awesome old student.” December 4, 2006
Paxon 5, Bishop Kenny 2. December 5, 2006
If you decide to accept this award, turn to page 36. December 17, 2006
Merry Christmas 2006! December 25, 2006

2007

Thoughts whilst on post-Christmas tour. January 2, 2007
_ _ _ _   _ _ _ _ _ _. January 2, 2007
Resolutions for 2007. January 7, 2007
Superpower. January 8, 2007
Wife of the Year. January 21, 2007
Question re: Internet Explorer. January 28, 2007
Tomorrow’s the big day. February 3, 2007
On the end of the Bears’ season (’06-’07). February 4, 2007
On Nike’s “Good vs. Evil.” March 5, 2007
On Nike's "Good vs. Evil." March 5, 2007
Chomp. March 7, 2007
I hear the remake sucked. March 13, 2007
Cubby. March 20, 2007
Question re: iPod. March 25, 2007
ATTN Family and Friends. March 28, 2007
It is good to be remembered. April 2, 2007
Poor, poor Klara. April 10, 2007
“Nothing happened to me… I happened.” April 17, 2007
On childhood beliefs. April 26, 2007
My latest get-rich-quick scheme. May 9, 2007
The Straw Man. May 13, 2007
Brace. May 20, 2007
On graduation ’07. May 26, 2007
State mottos shouldn’t be ironic. June 1, 2007
“There is no right frame of mind.” June 5, 2007
The “Cardinal Rule” revisited. June 8, 2007
Ding. June 14, 2007
Gangsters are bad, Hillary. June 24, 2007
Rule Number Four. June 30, 2007
Fourth of July, 2007. July 4, 2007
Regarding humanity’s role on this planet. July 11, 2007
ATTN: Former students (’06-’07). July 17, 2007
“As leaving some grand waterfall, We, lingering, list its roar—” July 20, 2007
Yellowed. July 27, 2007
On The Simpsons Movie. July 31, 2007
Misfortune. August 5, 2007
I’m feeling ornery. August 12, 2007
Dream house. August 19, 2007
До свидания. August 26, 2007
Here is wisdom. September 3, 2007
Heed no advice. September 9, 2007
Rainbow. September 23, 2007
This must have been scripted. September 26, 2007
These last coupla weeks. October 9, 2007
A good day. October 21, 2007
Ragione. October 28, 2007
“Only in education.” November 12, 2007
On turning 29. November 23, 2007
Two educational timewasters. November 29, 2007
“If you shoot him, you’ll just make him mad.” December 9, 2007
Oops. December 24, 2007
A good season. December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas 2007! December 25, 2007

2008
Resolutions for 2008. January 7, 2008
Thoughts whilst on Pre-Christmas Tour. January 13, 2008
AAUGH! January 21, 2008
Questionnaire. January 23, 2008
On Quantum of Solace, part one. January 24, 2008
Bluster. January 30, 2008
Happy St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Day! February 14, 2008
The Fidel, The. February 21, 2008
H February 28, 2008
On Client 9. March 10, 2008
On John Adams. March 23, 2008
As if he weren’t evil enough before… March 26, 2008
On baseball. April 6, 2008
Arachnius gluteus. April 20, 2008
Annihilation room. April 21, 2008
Old Jacksonville. April 30, 2008
In lieu of leaving work early enough to visit his grave… May 5, 2008
On the occasion of the AP economics exams. May 15, 2008
“Only in education,” part two. May 20, 2008
Samples of Student Art #1. May 27, 2008
The last day of school. June 10, 2008
On the victory of the Celtics. June 18, 2008
Dexter et sinister. June 27, 2008
My real twelfth resolution. June 30, 2008
Fourth of July, 2008. July 4, 2008
Interregnum. July 15, 2008
On The Dark Knight. July 18, 2008
France does something right. July 29, 2008
Nap dream. August 4, 2008
On The Dark Knight, part two. August 11, 2008
On the passing of a former student. August 23, 2008
On object permanence. September 3, 2008
Dear Bears, September 7, 2008
A teacher triumphant. September 12, 2008
A red-letter day. September 21, 2008
Heresy ahead. October 5, 2008
Sign of the Apocalypse. October 5, 2008
A comment on tonight’s debate. October 7, 2008
Perspective. October 25, 2008
Brief ramblings on campaigns. October 28, 2008
Endorsement and prediction. November 3, 2008
On election ’08. November 5, 2008
Advice as promised. November 11, 2008
On Quantum of Solace, part two. November 19, 2008
On turning 30, again. November 23, 2008
“Why would someone not want presents?” December 1, 2008
The shame of a noble city. December 10, 2008
Merry Christmas 2008! December 25, 2008
Migration. December 31, 2008
Stay tuned. December 31, 2008
 

2009

Resolutions for 2009. January 4, 2009
How to Make Everything Perfect Forever, Part Two. January 11, 2009
Go Steelers. January 18, 2009
ATTN Captain Patton. January 25, 2009
Uh-oh. January 29, 2009
Do-something-ism. February 4, 2009
The dismal science. February 11, 2009
In honor of Washington’s Birthday… February 16, 2009
In which I play the role of demagogue. February 16, 2009
gg February 23, 2009
Lament. March 2, 2009
I custodiet ipsos custodes. March 9, 2009
The “f” word. March 16, 2009
They go in threes. March 23, 2009
Flight status. March 26, 2009
On my first flights since 1980. March 30, 2009
Hope. April 2, 2009
More on my first flights since 1980. April 5, 2009
Robert dances with Theresa. April 10, 2009
Questionnaire 2. April 17, 2009
Experiment 1. April 23, 2009
Welcome to the world! April 29, 2009
Happy 109th. May 5, 2009
On Star Trek, or, “The nerdiest post I’ve ever written.” May 11, 2009
On names. May 18, 2009
On puerco pibil. May 25, 2009
2009 Resolution #12. May 29, 2009
Over. June 5, 2009
On graduation ’09. June 12, 2009
The plan. June 12, 2009
Super Mario’s Team Wins! June 12, 2009
New phone. June 19, 2009
“Vacation” thus far. June 22, 2009
An incident. June 29, 2009
Fourth of July, 2009. July 4, 2009
Sweet and sour chicken in nineteen easy steps. July 7, 2009
Here we go again. July 12, 2009
Test. July 15, 2009
Eyeball. July 20, 2009
In case I die of dehydration tonight. July 26, 2009
Vacation ’09, part one: Cary, North Carolina. July 29, 2009
“Superstars.” August 2, 2009
Vacation ’09, part 2A: Central Virginny. August 4, 2009
Vacation ’09, part 2B: Central Virginny, continued. August 8, 2009
Vacation ’09, part III: Baltimore, MD and Columbia, SC. August 15, 2009
Renewed resolve. August 22, 2009
Look, Ma, no Chappaquiddick jokes! August 29, 2009
The new school year. September 5, 2009
Loopy’s wedding day. September 19, 2009
Mole’s wedding day. September 26, 2009
Gift from Mole. September 28, 2009
Finalist and Champion. October 4, 2009
Ten years on. October 11, 2009
On the proper reaction to a 45-point halftime deficit. October 18, 2009
R.I.P. Joseph Wiseman. October 22, 2009
Questionnaire 3. October 25, 2009
They called him “Sweetness.” November 1, 2009
Infant Human 001. November 1, 2009
My Hallowe’en costume. November 2, 2009
Mailbag: President Charlemagne. November 8, 2009
On the Wall. November 10, 2009
“Only in education,” part three. November 17, 2009
On turning 33. November 23, 2009
A mood most foul. November 30, 2009
In which my brother and I beat up a ghost. December 6, 2009
Miscellany as vacation looms. December 13, 2009
Yikes. December 17, 2009
My review of The Road. December 20, 2009
Protected: Plummet. December 22, 2009
Merry Christmas 2009! December 25, 2009
Ghost dream. December 27, 2009
On Dilbert, Part Two. December 31, 2009

2010

Resolutions for 2010. January 4, 2010
The Tens. January 10, 2010
This is a job for… January 17, 2010
Zero. January 24, 2010
The broken window. January 31, 2010
Sponge. February 7, 2010
The obligatory Bears connection. February 7, 2010
One measly point. February 14, 2010
2010 Resolution #10. February 21, 2010
Governmenty stuff. February 28, 2010
A new heroine. March 1, 2010
Metametadream. March 8, 2010
Bash. March 15, 2010
Thoughts from a Marxist, #1. March 22, 2010
On turning 33.3333333333333333333333333333333… March 25, 2010
Protected: 2010 Resolution #11. April 1, 2010
Messi 4, Arsenal 1. April 8, 2010
R.I.P. Aunt Mary. April 10, 2010
How to Make Everything Perfect Forever, Part Three. April 11, 2010
“Some other way.” April 18, 2010
Questionnaire 4. April 25, 2010
Bzzzt. April 25, 2010
A rough coupla days. May 2, 2010
Happy 110th. May 5, 2010
Happy 100th! May 9, 2010
A mixed bag. May 16, 2010
A pack of godless communists. May 17, 2010
“You just can’t let anything go, can you?” May 23, 2010
The cracker story. May 30, 2010
2010 Resolution #12. May 31, 2010
Assemble. June 7, 2010
Black Hawks win. June 9, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part One. June 10, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Two. June 12, 2010
A serious crimp in the plans. June 14, 2010
Today’s visit to the ER. June 15, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Three. June 18, 2010
Updates on my health and the blog. June 22, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Four. June 23, 2010
The Greatest Political Ad Ever. June 26, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Five. June 27, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Six. July 2, 2010
Fourth of July, 2010. July 4, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Seven. July 7, 2010
World Cup South Africa 2010, Part Eight. July 11, 2010
A chat with my idol. July 18, 2010
My trip to Chicagoland, Part One. July 23, 2010
My trip to Chicagoland, Part Two. July 27, 2010
I have a niece! July 30, 2010
Dreadmill. August 5, 2010
Miscellany as the school year looms. August 8, 2010
Hello world! August 12, 2010
Questionnaire 5. August 15, 2010
The new year… August 21, 2010
Opportunity. August 25, 2010
“Good Economics.” August 29, 2010
Five Years! September 1, 2010
What tipped you off? September 8, 2010
Huzzah! September 11, 2010
Alas. September 18, 2010
The seminar. September 19, 2010
Why I am not an economist. September 20, 2010
Two honors. September 27, 2010
Thoughts whilst watching Bears-Giants. October 3, 2010
Not quite as glorious as Thermopylae, but… October 10, 2010
Humility. October 14, 2010
You proceed from a false assumption. October 17, 2010
A way with people. October 21, 2010
Nickel-pennies and Lincoln dollars or you’re gone. October 28, 2010
“He respects sincerity.” October 31, 2010
Mindedness. November 7, 2010
On McMahon’s brain. November 13, 2010
“I’ll see you again in 25 years.” November 20, 2010
On turning 33, again. November 23, 2010
Whoopsie. November 29, 2010
Subs! December 5, 2010
On accountability. December 8, 2010
Non sequitur. December 15, 2010
Takes all kinds. December 19, 2010
Merry Christmas 2010! December 25, 2010
“I’m laughing at the superior intellect.” December 30, 2010

2011

Resolutions for 2011. January 2, 2011
On commercials. January 9, 2011
Out of the park. January 14, 2011
Questionnaire 6. January 19, 2011
On the end of the Bears’ season (’10-’11). January 23, 2011
Not his kind of town. January 24, 2011
Silver anniversary. January 26, 2011
¡GOOOOOOOOL! January 29, 2011
The NFL is not socialist. January 30, 2011
R.I.P. John Barry. January 31, 2011
On Reagan's 100th Birthday. February 6, 2011
On Reagan’s 100th Birthday. February 6, 2011
On Egypt. February 13, 2011
A way with people, part two. February 17, 2011
2011 Resolution #10. February 23, 2011
A modest proposal re the Oscars. February 27, 2011
How to Make Everything Perfect Forever, Part Four. March 6, 2011
A sad, sad day. March 8, 2011
“Perfect teeth, nice smell. A class act all the way.” March 15, 2011
Quite possibly the most compelling story ever. March 22, 2011
Extraction. March 29, 2011
L’avventura. April 1, 2011
Emergency Post 1. April 8, 2011
On the 150th anniversary of the Late Unpleasantness. April 12, 2011
Back and to the left. April 18, 2011
I’m just an average man with an average life. April 23, 2011
Re commenting troubles. April 24, 2011
2011 Resolution #11. April 30, 2011
FBL. May 1, 2011
Happy Eleventy-First! May 5, 2011
Happy 101st! May 9, 2011
On organ trafficking. May 15, 2011
Vote The Fifth. May 20, 2011
Anachronism. May 27, 2011
New new phone. June 2, 2011
Rule Number Five. June 7, 2011
To Mrs. Coburn. June 14, 2011
Response to “Martha Quinn.” June 18, 2011
On blogging. June 18, 2011
2011 Resolution #12. June 22, 2011
Choke. June 28, 2011
Doubleplusunsmart. July 1, 2011
“There’s one for you, nineteen for me.” July 3, 2011
Fourth of July, 2011. July 4, 2011
€. July 11, 2011
Questionnaire 7. July 18, 2011
Heinz. July 25, 2011
Got nothing. August 1, 2011
New mattress. August 5, 2011
“I need a solution.” August 12, 2011
“I’m not a Republic Serial villain.” August 15, 2011
Peachick. August 17, 2011
The pieces fall exactly into place… August 18, 2011
Sleep rotisserie. August 22, 2011
Refurb. August 28, 2011
A far, far better monument. September 4, 2011
Ramblings on 9/11. September 11, 2011
On Clemson vs. Auburn. September 18, 2011
Micronap. September 20, 2011
My day off. September 22, 2011
The wrong button. September 27, 2011
R.I.P. Mike the Dog. September 30, 2011
Another place. October 6, 2011
On the GOP field, part one. October 11, 2011
On the GOP field, part two. October 16, 2011
Someone didn’t learn. October 20, 2011
C4. October 27, 2011
On monopolies, part one. October 31, 2011
On monopolies, part two. November 1, 2011
On Skyfall, part one. November 3, 2011
A strange game. November 7, 2011
A proud moment. November 13, 2011
Dodge. November 14, 2011
χ². November 15, 2011
A study in peroxide. November 20, 2011
On turning 35. November 23, 2011
Option #5 is my favorite. November 27, 2011
A brief moment of panic. December 4, 2011
How to Make Everything Perfect Forever, Part Five. December 11, 2011
A way with people, part three. December 17, 2011
Questionnaire 8. December 23, 2011
Merry Christmas 2011! December 25, 2011
Good riddance. December 31, 2011

2012

I miss 2011 already. January 1, 2012
Despair. January 2, 2012
The greatest presidential candidate yet. January 8, 2012
Resolutions for 2012. January 10, 2012
On Austrian economics. January 15, 2012
On Paul. January 17, 2012
██ ████ ███ ████, part one. January 22, 2012
██ ████ ███ ████, part two. January 29, 2012
2012 Resolution #9. January 29, 2012
‘ January 31, 2012
On “The Forgotten Man.” February 5, 2012
True story. February 9, 2012
Predator. February 12, 2012
A noble city, besmirched. February 14, 2012
On the GOP field, part three. February 15, 2012
Nicknamesake: A Tale of Virtually Negligible Amusement. February 20, 2012
Questionnaire 9. February 27, 2012
2012 Resolution #10. February 28, 2012
On Wallerstein. March 4, 2012
On Ayn Rand. March 10, 2012
Perhaps I missed the point. March 14, 2012
Happier news. March 21, 2012
On libertarianism. March 24, 2012
“People hate what it’s safe to hate.” March 25, 2012
QFT. March 31, 2012
April Fools. April 1, 2012
Responses to questions about education. April 8, 2012
A letter to President Obama. April 9, 2012
On leftovers. April 12, 2012
31-A. April 17, 2012
2012 Resolution #11. April 22, 2012
The “f” word, revisited. April 23, 2012
On Obama’s policies. April 29, 2012
Happy 112th. May 5, 2012
Soirée. May 6, 2012
Happy 102nd (take two)! May 9, 2012
In-state vs. out-of-state. May 13, 2012
Questionnaire 10. May 20, 2012
Binge. May 24, 2012
The absolution of Doctor Bassi. May 28, 2012
Keep Cool. May 31, 2012
On the recall. June 4, 2012
On Prometheus. June 9, 2012
Law XVIII. June 16, 2012
A few proposed changes to the Laws of the Game. June 18, 2012
Some wackier proposed changes to the Laws of the Game. June 20, 2012
Vacation ’12, part one: St. Petersburg. June 26, 2012
2012 Resolution #12. June 30, 2012
Just seven thoughts on the ObamaCare decision. July 3, 2012
Fourth of July, 2012. July 4, 2012
That’ll do. July 11, 2012
Replacing the ‘Rolla, part one. July 12, 2012
Replacing the ‘Rolla, part two. July 13, 2012
On The Dark Knight Rises. July 20, 2012
Meeting a Pearl Harbor vet. July 26, 2012
Vacation ’12, part 2A: New Orleans. July 30, 2012
Happy birthday, Uncle Milt! July 31, 2012
Vacation ’12, part 2B: New Orleans, continued. August 5, 2012
Vacation ’12, part 2C: New Orleans, concluded. August 6, 2012
On the installation of my abutment. August 7, 2012
O glorious day! August 11, 2012
On the GOP ticket. August 13, 2012
On the study of history. August 20, 2012
O horrific day. August 22, 2012
On the Wiedemer article. August 27, 2012
The jilting of Ron Paul. September 2, 2012
Yet another mailbag post about the Libertarians. September 9, 2012
Calling it now. September 12, 2012
An open letter to Mayor Emanuel. September 16, 2012
A hideous scratch in the veil. September 23, 2012
On the referee lockout. September 30, 2012
About you. October 4, 2012
Bears 41, Jaguars 3. October 7, 2012
Questionnaire 11. October 14, 2012
Two weeks out. October 21, 2012
On the People’s Republic of Cheaters. October 23, 2012
4356. October 30, 2012
The nice thing, either way. November 5, 2012
Mayhaps. November 10, 2012
On Skyfall, part two. November 11, 2012
Legwork. November 18, 2012
On turning 36. November 23, 2012
How I overcome aviatophobia. November 26, 2012
Question about majoring in econ. November 28, 2012
Answers about majoring in econ. December 2, 2012
Catsup. December 9, 2012
New new new phone. December 16, 2012
Protected: Nerve. December 16, 2012
Questionnaire 12. December 23, 2012
Merry Christmas 2012! December 25, 2012
$44.94 December 27, 2012
On the end of the Bears’ season (’12-’13). December 31, 2012

2013

Resolutions for 2013. January 6, 2013
2013 Resolution #9. January 13, 2013
Recliner. January 20, 2013
The Suicide Iron, revisited. January 27, 2013
Abject failure. February 2, 2013
Four goals. February 3, 2013
Viva el peso. February 4, 2013
Back in my day. February 11, 2013
An overreaction. February 18, 2013
Disaster looms. February 25, 2013
2013 Resolution #10. February 28, 2013
Experiment 2. March 7, 2013
Infant Human 002. March 11, 2013
Experiment 2, continued. March 14, 2013
Questionnaire 13. March 21, 2013
Discussion of Experiment 2. March 31, 2013
Book recommendation. April 7, 2013
How sweet. April 14, 2013
Rolls. April 21, 2013
2013 Resolution #11. April 28, 2013
On groceries. April 29, 2013
Happy 113th! May 5, 2013
Happy 103rd! May 9, 2013
4718. May 11, 2013
2013 Resolution #12. May 18, 2013
“Like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target.” May 23, 2013
Hawks 3, Wings 1 (OT). May 29, 2013
Organ trafficking revisited. June 5, 2013
Samples of Student Art #2. June 9, 2013
A short blurb about Man of Steel. June 16, 2013
Dear Old. June 23, 2013
Emergency Post 2. June 30, 2013
Fourth of July, 2013. July 4, 2013
Questionnaire 14. July 11, 2013
Z Ћ. July 18, 2013
New digs. July 24, 2013
Quibbles. July 31, 2013
Jargon. August 7, 2013
A waning bliss. August 14, 2013
Off-kilter. August 21, 2013
On Leci’s. August 28, 2013
1979a. September 3, 2013
Qualificado. September 10, 2013
Some rambling thoughts on Syria. September 15, 2013
Back-in-the-days. September 22, 2013
On the shutdown. September 29, 2013
5011. October 6, 2013
On the possibility of default. October 13, 2013
Blerg. October 20, 2013
Emergency post 3. October 27, 2013
Vivid, critical insomnolence. November 3, 2013
5054. November 10, 2013
Anti-tank. November 17, 2013
First mover. November 24, 2013
On a new Chromebook. December 1, 2013
Questionnaire 15. December 8, 2013
Tempest. December 15, 2013
A brief grumbling about the NSA. December 22, 2013
Merry Christmas 2013! December 25, 2013
On the end of the Bears’ season (’13-’14). December 29, 2013

2014

Flood. January 6, 2014
Ararat. January 12, 2014
Anti-dive. January 19, 2014
Awesomesdottir. January 20, 2014
Plot #632531. January 26, 2014
On cursive. January 28, 2014
Do me a favor. February 5, 2014
The darndest thing. February 12, 2014
One problem with the minimum wage. February 23, 2014
You must learn to govern your passions. March 3, 2014
On Ukraine. March 10, 2014
Unbewhiskered. March 18, 2014
Old Tip’s house. March 19, 2014
No less an authority. March 27, 2014
5304. March 30, 2014
A quick note of thanks… April 1, 2014
R.I.P. Aunt Maria. April 9, 2014
Questionnaire 16. April 20, 2014
Back in my day, continued. April 29, 2014
Happy 114th! May 5, 2014
Happy 104th! May 9, 2014
5373. May 16, 2014
A question about the living wage. May 26, 2014
Couplet. June 2, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part One. June 12, 2014
24. RxK † June 15, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part Two. June 17, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part Three. June 28, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part Four. July 2, 2014
Fourth of July, 2014. July 4, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part Five. July 7, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part Six. July 12, 2014
World Cup Brazil 2014, Part Seven. July 14, 2014
“Its color, its brilliance, its divine heaviness.” July 19, 2014
Haiku 2. July 29, 2014
5493. August 6, 2014
Bump. August 7, 2014
R.I.P. Roxie the Dog. August 12, 2014
Custodiet. August 24, 2014
Who we thought they were. September 15, 2014
Homo economicus. September 16, 2014
Pound foolish. September 29, 2014
Questionnaire 17. October 12, 2014
Miscellany whilst waiting on a burger. November 8, 2014
Ramblings on innumeracy. November 13, 2014
Merry Christmas 2014! December 25, 2014
On the end of the Bears’ season (2014). December 28, 2014

2015

5598. January 14, 2015
Les cymbales du soleil. January 18, 2015
Execute the vermiscriptors. January 26, 2015
“The mains are back on line.” February 16, 2015
Harrumph. February 16, 2015
Remember. February 27, 2015
A question about net neutrality. February 28, 2015
“Never rains, but it pours.” March 5, 2015
On the GOP Letter to Iran. March 11, 2015
On mandatory voting. March 19, 2015
On the RFRA kerfluffle. March 31, 2015
Ismism. April 12, 2015
Questionnaire 18. April 20, 2015
Plug. May 3, 2015
Happy 115th! May 5, 2015
Happy 105th! May 9, 2015
Killing the goose. May 31, 2015
“Honors, hup.” June 23, 2015
On the latest ObamaCare decision. June 25, 2015
Fourth of July, 2015. July 4, 2015
Questionnaire 19. July 30, 2015
Protected: This melody to you. August 14, 2015
New new digs. August 17, 2015
Quasi-novelty. September 1, 2015
First world problem. September 30, 2015
Protected: Ceremony. November 14, 2015
Merry Christmas 2015! December 25, 2015

2016

On the end of the Bears’ season (’15-’16). January 5, 2016
On the 2016 field, so far. February 8, 2016
No higher honor. February 17, 2016
Funny lookin’ people. April 30, 2016
On the triumphant arrival of Portillo’s in Florida. May 1, 2016
Happy 116th! May 5, 2016
Happy 106th! May 9, 2016
Fourth of July, 2016. July 4, 2016
On this abomination of an election. September 12, 2016
On Wal-Mart’s higher wages. October 23, 2016
Cubs win!!! November 3, 2016
On that abomination of an election. November 21, 2016
On turning 40. November 23, 2016
Have a cigar. November 27, 2016
Merry Christmas 2016! December 25, 2016

2017

On the end of the Bears’ season (’16-’17). January 1, 2017
Tigers win!!! January 10, 2017
This post was brought to you today by the number zero. March 23, 2017
Happy 117th! May 5, 2017
Happy 107th! May 9, 2017
That show you like is going to come back in style. May 21, 2017
R.I.P. Roger Moore. May 23, 2017
“with lifted head singing so proud” July 4, 2017
On the centenary of the Bolshevik Revolution. November 7, 2017
Merry Christmas 2017! December 25, 2017

2018

On the Potter’s Field Academy for Advanced Democracy. April 5, 2018
Questionnaire 20. April 8, 2018
Happy 118th! May 5, 2018
Happy 108th! May 9, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018, Part One. June 13, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018, Part Two. June 24, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018, Part Three. June 28, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018, Part Four. June 29, 2018
Fourth of July, 2018! July 4, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018, Part Five. July 5, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018: Into the Semifinals. July 10, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018: Calling the Final. July 14, 2018
World Cup Russia 2018: Fin. July 15, 2018
“How little improvement there has been in human evolution.” September 27, 2018
Merry Christmas 2018! December 25, 2018

2019

A letter to President Trump. January 8, 2019
Happy 119th! May 5, 2019
Happy 109th! May 9, 2019
Fourth of July, 2019! July 4, 2019
On universal basic income. September 8, 2019
Merry Christmas 2019! December 25, 2019

2020

Why I am sincerely more worried than ever before. March 18, 2020
On pandemucation. April 14, 2020
On pandemiconomics, part one. April 28, 2020
On pandemiconomics, part two. May 4, 2020
Happy 120th! May 5, 2020
Happy 110th! May 9, 2020
On Juneteenth. June 19, 2020
Fourth of July, 2020! July 4, 2020
O glorious morrow! September 28, 2020
OBIT: October 31, 2020
Merry Christmas 2020! December 25, 2020

2021

Happy 121st! May 5, 2021
Happy 111th! May 9, 2021
“Let it begin here.” July 4, 2021
First day back back. August 10, 2021

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