I don't consider myself a "gamer" in that I've not had much time to play computer games. I don't hang out on Reddit, or 4chan, or 8chan for that matter. However, as a student of anthropology, I do embrace Memetics as a discipline. I study Meme Wars in other words, a kind of war it's OK for a Friend to study.
People who want to use the word "Conservative" to label their world view, tend to fight over that label. The William F. Buckley camp, typified by the National Review, wanted nothing to do with the John Birch Society, and this camp had the loyalty of Ronald Reagan, and Goldwater.
A bone of contention: the JBS claim the President Eisenhower had been a Communist. When the Tea Party came along, and then Breitbart.com, we saw further jockeying for position. I've been looking in to all that this morning.
Uncle Bill phoned from Seattle, eager to come down on Amtrak for a visit, like he does. This time, however, he wants to being his motorized gadabout, park it at Union Station somewhere (lets hope baggage claim will take it), and have me take him around with just a cane. I've been somewhat skeptical on this score. We've always done it with a walker. He talked me into it though, and is coming tomorrow.
Glenn and I just had a beer together at Cork & Tap, our new watering hole. Kroger has set these up across the nation, including at our corner Fred Meyer, now a part of that chain. The $3 a pint price cannot be beat, and because they're union, they tend to refuse tips. Is that what the John Birchers would call socialism? I'm there quite a bit.
Glenn has been studying the life and career of Christopher Alexander, the architect, who has a long history with U of O (University of Oregon). I taking this all in vicariously. I also learn about architecture from John Driscoll, already a blog character, as is Glenn. We talked about concrete, and "aircrete" as well. We've been continuing this conversation for awhile.
I've been taking my Meme War studies into UBI territory (Universal Basic Income), tracking the president Yang campaign and exploring essays on Medium. I've even written a few things.
People who want to use the word "Conservative" to label their world view, tend to fight over that label. The William F. Buckley camp, typified by the National Review, wanted nothing to do with the John Birch Society, and this camp had the loyalty of Ronald Reagan, and Goldwater.
A bone of contention: the JBS claim the President Eisenhower had been a Communist. When the Tea Party came along, and then Breitbart.com, we saw further jockeying for position. I've been looking in to all that this morning.
Uncle Bill phoned from Seattle, eager to come down on Amtrak for a visit, like he does. This time, however, he wants to being his motorized gadabout, park it at Union Station somewhere (lets hope baggage claim will take it), and have me take him around with just a cane. I've been somewhat skeptical on this score. We've always done it with a walker. He talked me into it though, and is coming tomorrow.
Glenn and I just had a beer together at Cork & Tap, our new watering hole. Kroger has set these up across the nation, including at our corner Fred Meyer, now a part of that chain. The $3 a pint price cannot be beat, and because they're union, they tend to refuse tips. Is that what the John Birchers would call socialism? I'm there quite a bit.
Glenn has been studying the life and career of Christopher Alexander, the architect, who has a long history with U of O (University of Oregon). I taking this all in vicariously. I also learn about architecture from John Driscoll, already a blog character, as is Glenn. We talked about concrete, and "aircrete" as well. We've been continuing this conversation for awhile.
I've been taking my Meme War studies into UBI territory (Universal Basic Income), tracking the president Yang campaign and exploring essays on Medium. I've even written a few things.
