The Dawn of Somethings
If you've interacted with me recently, I've probably yammered at you about a book, "the Dawn of Everything" by the Davids Graeber and Wengrow. It's a...
Spring Update 2023
Friends, I've been neglecting this newsletter, but don't worry I've got lots of warm takes stored up for ya! I'm hoping to send y'all notes more regularly...
Spring Update
Some happenings since I last wrote you… Sidetracked has moved to Saturdays at 1p AKT on 88.1FM Anchorage or https://KRUAradio.org. You can also listen to...
GPD &c., 3.9: Quitting Time
Reactions Rachel T. shared this lovely poem from last year. Tuneage: Sidetracked featured Moby's Play last week. Tomorrow (2p AKT, kruaradio.org) we'll...
GPD, &c. 3.8: Not All Video Games
Reactions James F.T. and Salem C. noticed similar omissions. For one, I understated the social value of video games, which is, as James rightly wrote:...
GPD, &c. 3.7: Not Fun
--&-- Video games seem much like Dionysus's wolves.1 They seduce us away from civilized society with the promise of unlimited pleasure. And they prey on the...
GPD, &c. 3.6: Reactions
This issue we're taking a break from me to feature you. Reactions Julia B. enjoyed the Euripides: I relate to the struggle of finding balance between...
GPD, &c. 3.5: Bacchus
Cadmus : Shall we alone of all the city dance in Bacchus’ honor? Teiresias : Yea, for we alone are wise, the rest are mad. Hi from Florida! Anchorage is...
GPD, &c. 3.4: Dofus
Perhaps I could have seen all this coming. You see, I’ve been addicted to video games before. And the pattern of my addiction was almost exactly the same. In...
GPD, &c. 3.3: Kudzu
Reactions Ross B. shares my skepticism about video games: If it was like, 1 hour a day, capped, feels good, move on, that's it. Great. Maybe there is a role,...
GPD, &c. 3.2: Distraction Killed the Canary
Volume 3 : Issue 2. Reactions Several of you noted that last week’s essay portion was too small a bite. Today’s is a more substantial snack. Kate D. says...
GPD, &c. 3.1: It's been a while.
Volume 3 : Issue 1. Don’t worry, you haven’t missed anything. This is only my second newsletter since January. The reason for the gap will become clear in...
GPD &c. Alaska Journal 1
Today, for the first time since I arrived in Alaska four months ago, it rained. Of course, it has precipitated plenty, just not in liquid form. We’ve had wet...
Postcard 10: Jubilee
Here she is! My new love, Jubilee: A jubilee is a party and a fresh start. Circa 444 BC, the Prophet Nehemiah established the Law of Jubilee, an every...
GPD &c. Postcard 9: the Ferry
Day 2: I prefer when we are moving. My preference is one part homesickness and one part whatever the opposite of seasickness is. To be sure, I got a bit...
GPD &c. Postcard 8: NW Coast
Point Reyes’ idyllic pastures and winding roads were a welcome contrast to the 5’s speedy monotony and smelly CAFOs. The cute little coast towns atoned for...
GPD &c. Postcard 7: Joshua Tree
Maybe it was the quarter tab of acid, but Joshua Tree was the most playful-feeling stop of the trip. I was a little worried on my drive over. The landscape...
GPD, &c., Postcard 6: Sedona
Sedona is my favorite place, so far, and also my lowest mood. I'm giddy on arrival. Sedona's bright red-pink-orange rocks leap out from behind the yellow...
GPD, &c., Postcard 5: Superstition Mountains, Arizona
It was rainy in the desert, which was not what I had signed up for! But on further reflection actually rain in the desert is a rare treat and, truly, I'm...
GPD, &c., Postcard 4: New Mexico
Highlights of New Mexico were as follows: Avoiding the interstate, driving a leisurely 55mph on empty roads across blond plains between lumpy mountains and...