January 15, 2024 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: . We perceive our civic challenge as some vast, insoluble Rubik’s Cube. Behind each problem lies another problem that must be solved first, and behind that lies yet another, and another, ad infinitum. To fix crime we have to fix the family, but before we do that we … Continue reading Embracing Realism with an Attitude of Pessimism and a Foreboding Sense of Fatalism
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The Irony of Phenomena Past and Present
August 19, 2023 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: In the film industry, there is a marketing strategy called “counterprogramming” whereupon two opposite types of movies are released on the same weekend. The idea is to appeal to separate demographics and, ultimately, drive more people to the theaters. This occurred last month when two summer blockbusters were … Continue reading The Irony of Phenomena Past and Present
The Pluses and Minuses of Perceived Slyness, Stuffed Sinuses, and Coronaviruses
February 19, 2020 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: First of all, I am no doctor. Nor have I played one on TV. But, let’s be honest, we’ve all seen movies like Contagion, World War Z, Outbreak, 12 Monkeys, I Am Legend, and 28 Days Later. They all contain certain similarities. It starts slowly with Patient Zero, … Continue reading The Pluses and Minuses of Perceived Slyness, Stuffed Sinuses, and Coronaviruses


