S’funny. The stuff I am most proud of is the stuff that I am not very good at. Stuff I am genuinely good at I keep to myself but when I have to work really hard to learn something I … Continue reading →

[Clearing out my drafts folder while I wait for my meeting to start and discovered this. Dunno if it’s any good or why I wrote it.] Splendid wrap up of the Darwin Anniversary last year in the London Review of … Continue reading →

It cost me an E string and the skin off the top of my ring finger but I am done. Making music is hard. Continue reading →

Daniel Larison on anti-jihadism. For most of the last decade, our preference in and out of government has been to deny that U.S. and allied policies had anything to do with jihadist attacks and their ability to recruit and win … Continue reading →

WARNING: Don’t watch this if you are offended by cartoon penises. Definitely not safe for work.

Crossing the line is an important milestone in a young sailor’s life. Continue reading →

Hmmm. This one needs more work… While My Guitar Gently Weeps – Take 1 STOP PRESS Don’t listen to this one. It’s horrible. Listen to Take 2 here: UPDATE Some recording notes. As always, I did not set out to … Continue reading →

My daughter’s favourite philosophy problem…

Daniel Larison is rapidly becoming my favourite conservative and today he takes on a former favourite, Davids Brooks. Brooks’ column today is about The White Messiah This is the oft-repeated story about a manly young adventurer who goes into the … Continue reading →

I was looking for a picture of a freshly inked tattoo. I knew it was there somewhere… Continue reading →