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2016: Romney’s America
KONK REACTOR column
[Published in the KONK Life newspaper on October 25, 2012.]
2016: Romney’s America
She closes the National Park Camping Reservations app on her cell after finding her favorite campground has been shut down to make way for exploratory oil drilling. She’d been looking forward to sharing with her kids the experience of the glorious parkland that she and her parents and her grandparents had held so dear. The kids have been heartbroken over their father’s recent tragic passing, and a visit to the pristine woodland would have done them good. Oh well…
She thinks about how their father passed away not long after his union job with health benefits had been off-shored and he’d had to accept one of Romney’s promised new jobs – barely above minimum wage with too few hours to qualify for any kind of benefits. (more…)
Nerd Culture
KONK REACTOR column
[Published in the KONK Life newspaper on October 11, 2012.]
Nerd Culture
Historically, many have given little shrift to the nerds and geeks in their lives, preferring to focus social energy on things trendy or cozy. Why spend time with guys or gals who use funny words (like “ bit-mapped” or “pokemon” or “hot-swapable”) or do unfathomable work (like programming or engineering or “science”) or do strange activities (like cosplay, or MMO gaming or read comic books for god’s sake) when one can play ball or go clubbing or hang with the beautiful people?
But the world is changing. Partially lead by the popularity of Big Bang Theory on TV, (more…)