Disaffected Musings
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I am a disaffected Moneyball pioneer who loves cars. This blog will be anonymous until it isn't. I will write about anything that tickles my fancy, which will usually be about cars, but not always.
Disaffected Musings
1d ago
This is published post number 2,000 and I will, indeed, be taking a break from blogging. The length of that break, what form the blog will take if I return to any type of regular posting, etc. are undetermined. My instincts tell me I need to do this and reaching 2,000 posts seems to be ..read more
Disaffected Musings
2d ago
Penultimate simply means next to last or last but one. (I couldn’t resist the alliteration. What a surprise! Not…) Let me add that this is not the next-to-last post in the history of this blog, but is published post number 1,999, the next to last one before I take a break from blogging. However, even ..read more
Disaffected Musings
4d ago
Saunter: verb; to wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely manner. Beginning the saunter is this remark by Bill James, father of modern baseball analysis and who should be enshrined in the Baseball Hall Of Fame: “The problem with ideology–left or right–is that in order to exist, it has to pretend ..read more
Disaffected Musings
4d ago
Originally, today’s post was going to be titled “Put Your Mind In Your Pocket.” That is the name of an obscure R&B song from the early 1970s by Midnight Movers Unlimited, who were Wilson Pickett’s “backup” band. I was going to complain about Apple’s tightening grip over the music libraries of people who use iTunes ..read more
Disaffected Musings
4d ago
I cannot remember the details of last night’s dream that led to today’s post title other than I kept devising and trying to implement “get rich quick” schemes that always failed. Even though my wonderful wife and I are far from poor, the fact that we balked at the initial estimate for the gate upgrade ..read more
Disaffected Musings
1w ago
Today’s post title does not refer to my usual order at In-N-Out Burger. Actually, I usually get the #1 meal: a Double-Double (two patties, two pieces of cheese), fries and a medium drink. I order the burger with tomato only, no spread or lettuce or onion. The purchase of a meal does not create any ..read more
Disaffected Musings
1w ago
When I went to bed last night I was originally going to call today’s post “That Was A Mistake.” That title would have referred to the extremely low number of views for yesterday’s post, Pondering Packard, and I was going to blame the title for the poor readership numbers. Lo and behold, when I awoke ..read more
Disaffected Musings
1w ago
My thoughts on recent events in the Middle East will be expressed in the hashtags. I will offer that I strongly believe the Iranian people are far less interested in the destruction of Israel than their so-called government and certainly less interested than the genocidal barbarians who permeate Gaza. I don’t know if it’s ..read more
Disaffected Musings
1w ago
OK, not the best post title ever. If WordPress is correct, then this is post number 1,992. Some days, the title just pops into my head. On others, creating a title is a struggle. I believe the post title is a factor in the number of people who read a post, but even after all ..read more
Disaffected Musings
1w ago
Actually almost called today’s post Foul Friday for reasons I will not fully divulge. Let’s just say that having an acute flare of a chronic condition that, this time, seems to be beyond treatment is very depressing. Maybe the MRI at the end of the month will be a guide for treatment. On this ..read more