A Rare Solution to a Common Problem

Posted by Garret Tufte on Jul 31, 2021 in Misc. Prose | 0 comments

“We will never fix those things, because people are like…”

“Yes, they are like that. So how do we work with that?”

Preview: The “Data” Behind Mask Mandates

Posted by Garret Tufte on Jul 29, 2021 in Misc. Prose | 0 comments

So I got an early draft of the much-anticipated muzzling data. Here’s a small sampling of some of the rough figures that the CDC, WHO, and others have been using to justify the imposition of mask mandates:

A Quick Word to the American Olympic Team

Posted by Garret Tufte on Jul 28, 2021 in Misc. Prose, Philosophy, Writing | 0 comments

Other cultures have more direct experience with outright tyranny than we do, so unfortunately they have an advantage today. Stand tall, fight through it and endure, and the prize is yours.

Quicker Quips and Madder Caps

Posted by Garret Tufte on Jul 24, 2021 in Misc. Prose, Poetry | 0 comments

That angel on your shoulder giving you the business? What about that devil?

Another paradox for the list: The world doesn’t owe you anything, but it might just give you what you deserve.