The on-ramp to I-84 is a bobsled chute that propels us away from the Microcosm, temporarily southwest towards Waterbury and away from the ESPN headquarters in nearby Bristol. Ah…ESPN—a microcosm through cable unto itself. A place where a programming team sits around all day in complimentary Nike gear and continues …
I was out shoveling snow yesterday evening after 6 hours at the ER where I …
I wanted to follow up on one of my previous posts about anthropogenic climate change skeptics, like myself. Meg Bostrom, co-author of a 2009 report on the current climate conversation, makes an interesting point in a recent Washington Post column. It’s a point I’ve made in this blog, although admittedly she …
[Sensitivity alert: the “c” word and the “f” word are used in this post.] The title of Christopher Hitchens’ memoir, Hitch 22 is based on the brilliantly acerbic WWII satire by Joseph Heller Catch-22, the title of which has entered the lexicon and describes a no-win situation, a “catch” that …
Copyright, David G. Pace, 2010
In 1992 I moved from the religion of my childhood, to the religion of my ancestors. But I would come to believe that jumping spokes was only a lateral move. All spokes are required to hold the wheel of religion intact with God at the center. But what if the …
[Asked by the Obama Campaign to respond to the presidential election of 2008, this is what I wrote] Perhaps I’ve never looked for an invitation from my government to share my story, or maybe the government has never asked. But I am grateful for the invitation now. Sometimes people get …
August 2019–It’s the 39th anniversary this week of the murder of two young black men–Theodore T. Fields, Jr. and David L. Martin–in Liberty Park, Salt Lake City. The murderer was an avowed racist who had killed serially before. This was his last crime before being caught, sentenced and, thankfully, imprisoned. …
I am using Facebook as if it were my blog now, which feels scattered, ineffectual and disingenuous, especially with some bleak attempts (as they are) at thoughtful discourse mixed in with what-are-you-doing-right-now sorts of communiques. (“My puppy wagged his tail at me and I gave him a bone. Brought warm …
There are compelling reasons for the U.S. to develop alternative energy sources, and compelling reasons for all Americans to change their lifestyle and to begin conserving resources. But global warming does not have to be one of them. I’m not sure that global warming can be one of them. Yes, …
