Lost in the Library
As I finish my months long Borges digression (his non-fiction is as superb as his fiction), I think my sentiment of his works can be summed up with this bit of short prose (or is it verse?): A young...
View ArticleSeeing Isn't Always Believing
The written word can be illusory very much like an optical illusion, albeit word illusions are much harder to notice. Today, for example, I read an email and took it to mean "x" and later when I...
View ArticleHere and There
I finally got around to writing a new short story and like many of my stories it can be best classified as Sci-Fi, Dystopian, and Absurdist. It's about a science reporter who investigates a new Quantum...
View ArticleMasks Are a Sign of a Failed Society
I don’t like wearing masks, but during this pandemic, I have bitten the proverbial bullet and have been wearing them. Not outdoors, or in my house, or in my car, but in crowded places, and not so much...
View ArticleVideo Games Are for Losers
I was born in the 1970s and grew up during the 1980s, at the genesis of video gaming. Much like today there were consoles, computer-based games, and arcade machines. I look fondly on those times when I...
View ArticleMy Best Aphorisms
My 42 best aphorisms as determined by me: 99.1% of people make claims with statistics without providing the data source Never steal anything that’s not yours. Sometimes I am always right. It’s better...
View ArticlePress Release: An Apology from Vergil Den’s Public Relations Department
Vergil Den would like to apologize for the insensitive and ignorant tweet regarding the “best pizza in the world”. He has received millions of hateful correspondences and has lost approximately 10% of...
View ArticleThe Cashless Society and Its Enemies
It has become clear that we are moving to a cashless society. Hints of it are everywhere. Consider the following: Risk Management: It’s getting more difficult to pay for things in cash because as a...
View ArticleAnother 42 More
My 42 second-best aphorisms as determined by me: For most business books, the title tells you more about the author than the book. If you get suckered punched, who is the sucker? I was never paranoid...
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Liver be Good to Me
A few weeks ago, I came across an ad for Beef Liver chips. I’ve always been a fan of beef jerky and recently of beef biltong because I like to keep my snacking low-carb. But beef liver chips never, and...
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