Passport, please
Yesterday, I saw an Instagram post with a photo of a Viagra pill. You know that pill, the blue one with the word “Pfizer” in
September 2, 2021
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Category: Ramsay Writes
Manufacturing Addiction
Back when I was a drug addict, quality control didn’t exist because the manufacturers and sales force were drug dealers. You could die because what
August 31, 2021
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Vax or Die
Jean and I are newbie road-trippers. Last summer, we strapped our kayaks to the roof of our car and set out to Lake Superior from
August 26, 2021
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A Woman’s Work
In 2009, Jean and I went to Afghanistan for two reasons. The first was to see the Kabul Widow’s Feeding Program in action and raise
August 24, 2021
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Broke, In More Ways Than One
Paul Goldberger had dinner at our home 10 years ago. Back then Goldberger was the architecture critic for the New Yorker having done the same
August 12, 2021
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The Beautiful Game
“Of course we should form a women’s pro soccer league in Canada.”
Yes, we should. But not like how we did women’s pro hockey.
August 10, 2021
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The Beautiful Game
“Of course we should form a women’s pro soccer league in Canada.” Yes, we should. But not like how we did women’s pro hockey. This
August 10, 2021
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The Anti-Everything Inquiry
An essential chapter of the fascist playbook is to blame foreign actors for your troubles. Poland, Hungary, and China do it today as a matter
August 5, 2021
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I’m the Best.
I’m tired of the phrases “award-winning” and “best-selling.” Tired because they signal puffery and bullshit over skill and achievement. Which is odd since they were
August 3, 2021
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Fake News. Real Death.
America is such a rich well of strangeness that you can uncover almost any belief about anything and hold it up as proof of whatever
July 29, 2021
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The Vaccine-Hesitants — and Lunatics
I generally write one blog on a subject and then move on. This is because the world is a fascinating place for a hedgehog like
July 27, 2021
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Vaccine-Nation
In April last year, as Donald Trump handed the pandemic over to the states to deal with, and then kept Democratic ones from receiving funding
July 22, 2021
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