Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Social, political, and environmental phenomena drive the emergence of infectious disease, but we talk about magic bullets.

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An ounce of prevention? Maybe next time. America is far too dipshittian for this, at least at the present time. It’s Time to Tell a Ne...
Monday, July 20, 2020

Legacy Pizza & Bakery aims to include dine-in service by September, so read all about it.

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On Monday, Legacy Pizza & Bakery (1001 Vincennes) issued a progress report on Facebook . It's a family business doing it the old-...

It's all about lines of sight, isn't it?

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Come to think of it, lighting up the Sherman Minton might make sense after all. As a reminder, NA Confidential has maintained a strict...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

Sunday Fact Fest, Episode 05: "The Plague of Athens, Hippocrates and what they tell us about COVID-19," by Marty Rosen.

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Riffing on the preceding post, Sunday Fact Fest, Episode 04: Robin's right. Some Louisville (and SoIN) restaurants are not taking the...

Sunday Fact Fest, Episode 04: Robin's right. Some Louisville (and SoIN) restaurants are not taking the COVID-19 pandemic as seriously as they should."

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The link: Robin Garr’s Taj Palace review at LEO: Great food and pandemic precautions , by me at Food & Dining Magazine . My Satur...

Sunday Fact Fest, Episode 03: "How the ‘15-Minute City’ Could Help Post-Pandemic Recovery."

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Automobile supremacy is a virus, too.  How the ‘15-Minute City’ Could Help Post-Pandemic Recovery , by Patrick Sisson ( CityLab ) A ...

Sunday Fact Fest, Episode 02: COVID death surge? It's real, and "the virus has done exactly what public-health experts expected."

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Welcome to the ICU, Libertarians. Narcissists don't care about others. When you don't care about others, it's easier to rati...

Sunday Fact Fest, Episode 01: Racism is "The Lingering Legacy of America's First Cookie-Cutter Suburb."

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Looks like Hell for Certain, at least to me. The Lingering Legacy of America's First Cookie-Cutter Suburb , by Winnie Lee ( Atlas ...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Strong Towns Throwback Friday: "We should not be asking engineers to design streets."

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There'll come a time when the critique can be renewed. Until then, we'll live with the myriad errors. design -streets"...

A mask resolution remains useless BUT our city council is showing signs of a pulse.

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Our 2023 municipal election season kicked off on Thursday night with a city council meeting, where the NA Confidential Leadership Axiom w...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

ON THE AVENUES: Daniil Kharms, Marina Malich, and writing for the drawer about nothing ... pre-Seinfeld.

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A while back one of my friends suggested a book. At first I had my doubts, but then decided I shouldn't reject such a gesture without...

Existentialism is a philosophy for secular humanists like me, who seek freedom from government-imposed religious practices.

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Have you noticed that quite many of the anti-maskers arguing in favor of "freedom" to disregard public health measures from ...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

A fact-filled letter to the city council supporting a mask ordinance, authored by Mrs. Kate Caufield.

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We've been talking about this for the last two days. Doing so by no means compromises my sabbatical; after all, the topic is health, ...

Pandemically speaking, a mask ordinance is NECESSARY in NA, rather than a non-binding resolution. Democrats can do it, if they choose.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health issue, but because "public" means all of us and not merely some, the pandemic's ra...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Texas Rangers? "The team’s name is not so far off from being called the Texas Klansmen."

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Something else I've learned today. The argument is convincing. Just call the team the Texas Horny Toads from now on, and be done with...

Here's a breathtakingly novel thought: "We wear (a mask) for you, please wear one for us."

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And this. And this. Three different craft brewing entities, but a central point: mask up and make it easier for them to stay in...

Our position on last weekend's proms, COVID, and YOUR malignant narcissism.

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Photo credit: Ethan Johnson. By means of explanation, the Floyd County Health Department commented today. --- Prom Event at The Gran...
Monday, July 13, 2020

Typically toothless city council mask resolution proves that even a pandemic can't compel New Albany’s Democrats to actually GOVERN.

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Local Democrats have adhered to the Warren Nash Dictum for the past half-century. It goes like this: "Talk like a liberal, perform l...
Sunday, July 12, 2020

Cognitive dissonance during COVID: "Although it’s difficult, changing our minds is not impossible."

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The article linked here about cognitive dissonance is short, concise and includes an interesting anecdote about the Israeli reaction to Ron...