John ShirleyDon’t Call it Enslavement To Your Phone! Call it Surrender!Yes, there are constantly new services offered for your smartphone. Everything from using it to buy things in person to using it to buy…Jul 31, 2022Jul 31, 2022
John ShirleyThe Tradition of Fireworks–as opposed to the Industry of FireworksJuly 5, 2022UncategorizedJul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
John ShirleyAs Close as I Can Come to Optimism Regarding The United States of AmericaIf there was some kind of betting parlor for it, I’d bet two thousand dollars on the triumph of lies brought about by Trump’s…May 12, 2022May 12, 2022
John Shirleythe Parasitic Vine of HabitsOf course there are good habits. I’m in the habit of meditation, that’s a good habit. I’m in the habit of cleaning up after myself in the…May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
John ShirleyThe Mind Gives Chaos a NudgeShortly after the Big Bang, space began to expand, and the strong electromagnetic force broke up into four basal forces: the strong nuclear…Apr 24, 2022Apr 24, 2022
John ShirleyWhy the Whole World will be at Risk of a Takeover by FascistsOne can make an argument that this is really a time of such emergency that the political niceties and routine strategies, as we see–quite…Apr 12, 2022Apr 12, 2022
John ShirleyThe cruelest thing God ever did was to give us a sense of justice”…and other remarksThe cruelest thing God ever did was to give us a sense of justice. I’m amazed at how little justice there is, in human history, when we are…Feb 18, 2022Feb 18, 2022
John ShirleyThe Latest Spamcall scam is actually kind of FUNNYIt’s new to me, anyway. I got it twice today, in two versions. A recording calls and says that “An illegal package with your name on is…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
John ShirleyIf I Was Rich Enough to Buy Fox News…I do daydream of someone like Bill Gates buying Fox News, if it can be bought. . . I dream of what I’d do if I was rich enough to buy it…Dec 23, 2021Dec 23, 2021
John ShirleyFor Halloween: THE TRUTH ABOUT HORROR STORIESWritten by a guy who won the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writer’s Association. (That would be me.)Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021