In 2020, An estimated 64875 firefighters sustained injuries, 140 of which were fatal, in the line of duty. I’ve always admired firefighters’ sense of “in the line of duty.” Not just what their duty is, but the fact that if one of their own is injured, they get it —…

Today is our 29th anniversary. Oh my, that seems like a long time, and it is. Twenty-nine isn’t a milestone number for most people. But for me, it is because 29 is the year we’ve been looking forward to since we first discussed having a family. I kinda feel like…

In 2014, the LA Times estimated that the average US household contains approximately 300000 objects. We’ve accumulated so many objects that entire industries are built around the organization, remediation, offsite storage, and psychological issues associated with the acquisition and keeping of things. I’ve not counted the objects in my home…

Or, more accurately, I thought I’d be sure about more by now. I recently had a birthday — 53. I always take some time to reflect around my birthday. This year I found my thoughts centered around just how much I still don’t know or am not sure about. …

One could easily think that all the smart people are atheists and only dumb (or simple) people could believe in a God. Certainly, elite academic institutions, academics, and pseudo-academics on social media give this impression. They might be right. But it would be wrong to assume that all smart people…

Something struck me today. Strawmanning — Attacking a superficially similar argument so as to pull attention away from the real argument. “We should restrict gun access.” “Oh, you want the government to imprison us and take away all of our freedom and rights?” “We shouldn’t wear masks in most situations.” “Oh…

We have a disease, and we’ve got it bad. This disease is endemic and spreading to nearly everybody, but I don’t mean cancer or long COVID. It impacts our happiness, workplaces, family discussions, politics, art, and our culture at large. The disease? Overseriousness. The bad news is that letting it…

Whether it’s vaccines, the system, salesmen, gas prices, climate change, websites, mobile hotspots, noble lies, taxes, or hidden fees — “That’s how they get you!” The trouble is when you think this way, you’ve made yourself a victim of the nameless and faceless “they.” …

Joseph Nicephore Niepce took the first photo in 1826. In 2022, we’ll take approximately 4.7 billion per day and 1.72 trillion per year. The devices we call smartphones today could plausibly, and maybe more accurately, be called smartcameras because they account for 92.5% of those photos. Your camera rolls contain…