At the end of the day, even though I cannot endorse their tactics in most cases, I am going to listen more to an Anonymous opinion piece than one from a big media source.
Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt
A Real-Life Garden of Poison Exists in England | Upvoted
There is a place you can go where everything can kill you.
Well, that garden and Australia, I suppose.
Zzyzx, California, Or the Biggest Health Spa Scam In American History | Atlas Obscura
Another story about Zzyzx, which I am sure I have referenced before.
Goodreads | John’s Year in Books 2015
Stuff about the stuff I read last year.
Andrew Zimmern: Around the Table: Food, Culture, and Community
I had to track this one down again just so I could share it with all of you.
Zimmern is both informative and entertaining on the subject of good food and how to get it on the plates of as many folks as possible.
Introducing Kids to Repair: It’s Easier than You Think | iFixit
Not so sure that having my kid hanging with Confederates is good parenting, but I like the conversation about learning to repair things.
Immigration Gives Us 2 Options: One Is Fear, the Other Profoundly Saves Us from Fear | Big Think
We, as a nation, are better than the Trumps of this world. We just need to choose the right path.
Secretary Jeh Johnson & ATTN: explain the process of screening Syrian refugees
For those few who actually would like to know the process and aren’t just knee-jerk reacting to the voices in their heads/AM radios.
Tom Brokaw Reflects on Trump’s ‘Dangerous Proposal’ to Ban Muslims
Finally, at long last, people are starting to stand up to bigotry.
Border Patrol | Lapham’s Quarterly
Walls do not work. History tells us this.
Nor do they often say much good about those who build them.