seanessay.com A talk radio show here in Britain said it takes 16 years to save for a first down payment for a house—in London it’s 30 years. If you save money via no avocado, no toast, and no coffee then you will have enough in 34 years—I don’t know about London. Supply and Demand means […]
Increasing Self-Power by Changing Environment
seanessay.com Headnote: I’m in London. Last night a talk-radio show reported that if you leave a light on for an extra four hours per day, then at the end of the year your bill will only increase by… $1.75. (in pounds) The story went on to say there are a lot of unnecessary family rows […]
In My Day, We Wrote Paper Letters
seanessay.com In my youth, I was inspired by the father in the memoir Fifth Chinese Daughter, as he made copies of every letter he sent, and kept every letter he received. Although I was as lazy as the next guy, somehow I managed to always find carbon paper or make photocopies. Back then, for normal […]
Blair Coped with being Brilliant
essaysbysean.blogspot.com Keeping with my recent nerd theme: Here’s an old post, from my old lengthy blog, abridged by half. I’ve been thinking about my brilliant buddy Blair lately. Before he passed away, he showed how to overcome the pitfalls of being smart. Here in Calgary, Blair Petterson was known as the guy who came down […]
Congressmen Give Aid and Comfort to Russian Trolls
seanessay.com Amongst some Youtube comments the other day I read a guy angrily saying, “If (Ukrainian president) Zelensky didn’t have yachts…” That’s “yacht-S,” plural. Heck, I think even Putin’s oligarchs only own one. The commenter’s outrage came from him reading social media, from reading a story put out by someone in a room with cubicles […]
Seven Books to Brighten the Solstice Season
seanessay.com During this mid-winter of our discontent, we can make things bright by the sun of books. Since starting this blog, for seven books I have essayed, ofttimes as a chance to comment on our world stage where methinks we play the part of witness. Having little regard for SEO, Search Engine Optimization, I seldom […]