The False Consensus Effect | Ron Throop | Substack

“It’s 4 in the morning, by the sound of the birds” is a Dylan lyric I mantra right throughout coffeetime, usually beginning in late May (early this year). I am up with the predawn chorus of one, at the computer, hacking expression. I attracted my mate long ago, built a nest, and…

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Apr 15

In 2012 I went to France and my head exploded. At first I thought it was ghosts, wrecking havoc on my stress and timidity. I stayed in Montcambrier, a…

Apr 7

A strange week of painting. Winter and spring locked even in a tug of war, and I am the embodiment of a hibernating woodchuck, opening an eye to peek…

Apr 2

(Quoted words and phrases defined below) Let us think on the G20 little boy euphemism “war criminal” called out during these modern times of despair…

Mar 29

I made the painting Thursday. Monday I worked all day writing a grant and received word that I was awarded another grant to paint pictures about power…

Mar 19

A very busy Friday: Writing a grant, that if awarded, will rebrand my working life catchphrase to “Dreams come true if you’re not selfish and greedy…

Mar 11

I think I’ll make March 1st an anti-holiday. This is my surly time, my misanthropic month, every year without fail—gray days to reflect on the…

Mar 6

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