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 […]
Popular Nerd Proofing for Spies and Diplomats
seanessay.com “As I see it, to be a pink monkey that rolls in the mud to look safely brown, is to “nerd proof.” Truly an excellent skill, provided I copy regular folks only from awareness, not from fear.” (From the previous (Part Two) nerd essay of Sean Crawford) To me, “Nerd proofing” would include the […]
If Zeus Blasts My Drinking Buddy…
seanessay.com Today was Free Fall Friday, writing to prompts. … … Writer Prompt- coffee, the elixir of the gods It’s all my fault. I was minding my own business walking past some silly marble temple in the twilight. I could barely make out, through the trees, some deer fighting a tangle of branches in his […]