X-ray Reflections
Thoughts and ideas from a higher energy portion of the spectrum!
Saturday, September 2, 2023
I'm So Not Inviting You to My Review
Monday, November 14, 2022
Fix Twitter with Two Moves
While we wait the decades it will take to learn where Elon Musk falls on the chaotic-good, chaotic-neutral, or chaotic-evil spectrum, there are two things he could do, immediately, that would "fix" Twitter. By "fix", I do not mean solving the eternal problem that some people will always have a louder megaphone than others. By "fix", I mean, achieving the goal of turning Twitter into a useful, public "Town Square" and understanding the difference a group of people, peaceably assembled for civil discourse and mob rule.
"Because of this mingling of peoples and opinions, cities became spaces for citizens to make their political voices heard. Before and during the Revolution, cities served as vital civic arenas where political ideas and aspirations were publicly expressed by people from a variety of backgrounds."(The Role of Cities in the American Revolution).You could stand up in any town square and shout, at the top of your lungs, any opinion you cared to express. With this great, perhaps transformative, liberty, however, came a few caveats. Let us not fail to remember that society at this juncture was puritanical, paternalistic, misogynistic, classist and racist.
Eliminate Anonymity
Throttle the API
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Parmigiano Reggiano at the CASEIFICIO UGOLOTTI cheese factory, Parma, Italy
Tuesday, June 7, 2022
The Ducati Factory and Museum Tour, Bologna Italy
Monday, September 27, 2021
2021 Canton, PA Lions Club "Tour Armenia Mountain" Ride
Another beautiful jaunt into central Pennsylvania. This time for the 2021 Canton, PA Lions Club's 2021 Tour Armenia Mountain of Pennsylvania Fall Foliage Ride.
Many people, when they think of Pennsylvania think of Philadelphia to the east and Pittsburgh to the west. It is important to remember that almost all of Pennsylvania, in between, looks like this:I woke up early, around 6 in order to meet Ken for breakfast at 8. The ride to Elmira, NY was cold and foggy; therefore slow. After warming up with coffee, we headed south from Elmira, PA to Canton, PA. Fifteen minutes out from Canton, the fog finally burned off and we continued the rest of the day under bright sunshine and clear blue skies.By now, late afternoon, we rolled into Shunk, PA (yes, there is a town named Shunk in PA). There, The Canton Fire Department had a luncheon spread for the riders. From there, a beautiful, late afternoon saunter through familiar back roads to home. A perfect day of adventure riding in our backyard.