Craig Calcaterra

Ron DeSantis is turning Florida into a fascist state

This was originally published in my Cup of Coffee Newsletter on February 2, 2023 In our current political age it’s easy to let the nearly daily outrages wash over us, but no matter how desensitized we may become, some things manage to stand out as truly odious, truly dangerous, and truly appalling. Such as what […]

Politics

Dark Thoughts on Election Eve

For six years I and others have been saying “we’re better than this,” but we’re not better than this.

All, General, Personal, Travel, Writing

Coast to Coast Diary: Planning and training

In early August 2022 I decided that, as a 50th birthday present to myself, I was going to walk across the whole of England, from the Cumbrian Village of St. Bees to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire, following the path of Wainwright’s Coast to Coast. This is a journal of the preparation of that trip. […]

General, Personal, Travel

Coast to Coast

🎶 I will walk ninety-six miles and I will walk ninety-six more . . . 🎶

General, Personal, Politics

Stop scapegoating the mentally ill

Tuesday’s mass murder of 19 children and two teachers in Texas has caused a lot of people to grope for answers and explanations. A lot of them are doing so in a highly disingenuous manner.

General, Personal, Politics, Science, Writing

The 1990s and Disappointed Idealism

I talked about UFOs for five minutes and it made me think about how I felt 25 years ago

Pandemic Diary, Politics, Science

Philip Derrow is back on his bullshit

Last August the New Albany, Ohio school board refused to impose a mask mandate. Given that my kids go to New Albany schools this, quite understandably, bugged me. I usually don’t attend school board meetings but upon reviewing the video of the most recent one, it became pretty clear that school board member Philip Derrow […]

Law, Politics

The Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse

As a result of this verdict, there will no doubt be more Kyle Rittenhouses

Sports, Writing

Urban Meyer: It’s time to own your R!

Three years ago my kids’ school system adopted a motivational philosophy known as “E + R = O.” It stands for “Events + Response = Outcomes.” It’s designed, essentially, to be a personal responsibility tool which says “we can control how things go based on our responses to external events.” The action item based on […]