Author: Will Cox
Sins of Omission
I’m bothered by The Media’s self-imposed role as society’s filter, particularly when it comes to elections. Take this very interesting elector...
Questions for the Candidates
Here are a couple of elementary civics questions which should be asked of the candidates. What are the responsibilities of the President? Alternately, what is t...
Pfaltzgraff disappointments
When we were married, we received a Pfaltzgraff service for eight in the Yorktowne pattern. Over the years, we’ve lost pieces to various calamities, mostl...
Ready for Vacation?
Ever have one of those days where you feel like your job is making you dumber by the minute? I am. I have this recurrent daydream where I’m independently ...
Serve the Computer
The work some of us have seems to me to exist mainly to serve the computer. That is, we’re not using the computers as tools in our work, but the computers...
First Impressions
I used Microsoft Vista for the first time this afternoon, while setting up a wireless network for my father-in-law. Holy shit is it annoying.
Stupid Solution in Search of an Non-Existent Problem
There are lots of companies pouring lots of money into digitizing MY medical records, and all I can think is why the hell would I want that?
Mice or Men?
Randall O’Toole‘s latest book, The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future argues that...
The Things We Catch on Film
We took some pictures this evening for this year’s Christmas card. I like this one. What do you think?
Gender Differences
Following the recent success of The Dangerous Book for Boys, there comes The Daring Book for Girls. The latter looks to be as entertaining and useful as the for...
The Problem of Health Care Costs
When did medical insurance become someone else paying your bills instead of a way to reduce the risk of illness?
Sensitivity Training
The HTTP specification defines the method of a request in section 5.1.1. This definition dates to 1992. The Method token indicates the method to be performed on...
Real Work, in the Real World
Back in May I was elected to the board of directors of the Dalton Farm Homeowners Association, and became co-chair of the grounds committee. What that means is ...
Framing the Question
Congress.org, a “facilitator” of civic participation, sends out an e-mail update each week which includes a simplified issue and a simpler survey qu...
Trade-offs
The troubling fact is that taking a lot of exercise and then eating a bit more food is not good for the global atmosphere. Eating less and driving to save energ...
Telephony Substitutes for Transportation
One oddity of visiting my family in Virginia is that there’s little to no cellular phone coverage in Highland County. This is partially due to the landsca...