seanessay.com Being a senior citizen means being amused when young punks in parliament think issues are new. Well, new to them, maybe. I see where both the UK and the US heads of state, Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden, have angrily exposed “shrinkflation,” while across the land politicians speak of the twin perils of “the […]
A Reasoned Prediction by a Canadian on Trump being Elected
seanessay.com Here’s my reasoned Trump prediction, but first: I’ve been publicly wrong before, as regarding, for example, something as important as Russia versus Ukraine. I realize there’s a different law for rich and poor: No way could anybody I know get as many criminal court delays as Trump is getting. I realize, from the essays […]
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 […]
Nerds and Nerd Proofing
seanessay.com As you can appreciate, something I never do is disturb people by telling them “I used to be a nerd” or joke, “Well, I’m a recovering nerd.” Because they get a furrowed brow and burst out, “But you’re not a nerd!” Not now. Not visibly. (Not much) Call me nerd proofed. Last week I […]
Remembrance Day for the Tragedy of Troy
seanessay.com a long re-run today, twice the usual length For Remembrance Day I feel this is timely, as novels are selling about Ancient Greece: This year I have read Stone Blind (about Medusa) Circe (Who hosted Odysseus on her island after the war) and Elektra (about Elektra’s mother, who was Helen’s sister, and of Cassandra […]
A Diploma for surviving in Leisure Services
seanessay.com On our last night we had a graduation dinner. Our guest speaker was from a similar program, at a university in the US. He told us that when he explains the monetary opportunities for leisure, such as in tourism, to the parents of his students, then the parents are eager to go into leisure […]