I often comment about how this blog itself is a microcosm of what’s going on, politically, in the United-States-at-large. Thanks particularly to one Floridian named Nat Dawson, we often get a graphic demonstration of the main reason I have trouble writing about some of the other things that interest me, instead of always writing about […]

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Just a short note to tout a blog worth reading. I’m always looking out for interesting reads. Chepooka came to my attention today because of a comment posted to my “Clueless in Virginia” post. The blog features an eye-catching design and some nice “in-your-face” writing. I plan to start reading it regularly and I recommend […]

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Before anyone gets too excited, seeing Unspun™ back online again… I have no plans to start writing again. The only reason I put it back up is because the log files show many people still hitting my server (presumably directed here from search engines) looking for old articles and (in the interest of my own […]

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“Fools” said I, “You do not know Silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you.” But my words like silent raindrops fell, And echoed In the wells of silence Lyrics and Music by Paul Simon If Rick really decides to shut down […]

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As any regular reader here knows, I periodically receive missives from some of you. Well, okay, maybe — especially if you look at the historical development of the word — “missives” is a little strong: I receive suggestions that I might look at this or that and blog about it. Such was the case last […]

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Last week, in “Partisanship vs. Advocacy: A Meta-Discussion on Blogging Politics,” I wrote about “meta-issues” and the ways in which they can warp understanding and communication. In particular, I was concerned about the deliberate impact of meta-issues upon blogging about politics. I ended that article with a promise to write a follow-up article on how […]

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There’s been occasional — some might say more than occasional — talk on this blog about the onerous aspects of the Bush Administration, particularly as concerns Iraq, al Queda, Homeland Security, terrorism and other aspects of living in a free, democratically-driven society located in a sometimes dangerous world, but also as concerns domestic issues such […]

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I’ve been watching — and, of course, participating in — discussions in the Comments sections of various posts on this blog over the last week. Long ago, when I was in grade school, my teachers would write comments on my report cards. Aside from the information my grades might communicate, these little notes allowed my […]

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The Unspun Zone™ has been blessed the last week by recurrent visits from Nat Dawson of Florida, better known to several of us who have been responding to his comments on another post as “Señor No Answer Today.” After reading the conversation there, my wife has repeatedly said that I’m “like a cat with a […]

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For the past several months, I’ve toyed with the idea of inviting other people to blog on this site. Certainly, anyone can post comments to already-posted blog entries. But what happens if someone has something they want to talk about that hasn’t been covered by me? Tonight, in an attempt to address that issue, The […]

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