Kahomono - Still Lucky After All These Years

Random musings on whatever catches my attention that day

David F

Respect the Norms?

Suddenly in a slightly vulnerable position as the minority party in the Senate, Rethuglicans are suddenly all concerned about "the norms". Let's talk about the nomination of Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court. Let's talk about four years of thug rule from the White House,…

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David F

Caturday Late

Rochester. If you don't like the weather, give it ten minutes. I ask you: is this what my deck is supposed to look like in the latter half of April? The cats made the very salient point that with weather like that, we should be…

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David F

Signal's Revenge

You may have seen a story last December that a software company called Cellebrite claimed it had cracked Signal. Signal, you should already know, is the most secure messaging app you can get. You want Signal on your phone instead of whatever garbage they shipped…

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David F

Never-Ending

Police departments in the US were not founded to fight crime, they were founded to deter and to reverse the escape of slaves. The cycle of violence against the black communities continues, unbroken. It's obvious that doing the same thing over and over is never…

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David F

Bangers & Mash

We did not much enjoy most of the food we had in England, but Bangers & Mash was a shining exception. To make it satisfyingly at home, it turned out the critical component was being able to get the gravy just right. Then we found…

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