First off I want to thank all of the thousands of you who make me feel like I am making my small contribution to the chatting classes worthwhile. Whether you have only just heard of me or have been following my work for years, I am grateful for your attention.
Secondly I want to add an special thanks on top of that to my paid subscribers. I’ve got a list of you nice kids and I’ll be putting together some swag for you that you’ll have before Easter, I promise. Those bad old Feds and some incompetents in the HR of my corporate overlords made a goof on payroll twice that cost me thousands. Sometimes you can’t win, you can’t break even and you can’t get out of the game. I hate spending money, but I love buying gifts, and my wife loves throwing parties. So these next few days will be quite busy for friends and family. I’m sure to get around to you soon.
As someone who gave up Christmas as a child in service to certain cultural nationalist dreams many seasons ago, I understand the sentiment towards “Happy Holidays”, but these days I’m inclined to challenge the prejudice that “Merry Christmas” is in any way insulting. So I’ve picked it as my holiday and I will express it with all the joy it gives to me - which has never made me feel guilty in the slightest. People may decide to purposefully misinterpret my meaning and intent. Well, it sucks to be them. Da Who Dory to you mean ones. It’s in my heart.
Stoic Observations is the heart of my writings, but as some of you know I also write Tessellations which is my geek side. My lighthearted sci-fi book reviews go there as well as occasional STEM talk, which I will also amp up by Easter. There are definitely special developments coming. My connections in LA are growing quickly.
The big news is that Stoic Observations will focus less and less on race and more on everything else in the world. That means I’m adding a new addition to the house, a back porch if you will. I’m calling it The Human Race Man. And once again I have taken on that mantle, with the same race-neutral approach I’ve had for decades, plus recognition of anti-semitic dreck, the separation of race and culture, and hopefully with some synergies with immigrant integration and the special challenges of Asian Americans. It’s where I’m most likely to have guests.
I’m also doing more video in the coming year with (drum roll) Wink Twyman. You can expect our first episode to between Christmas Day and New Years Day. For the lack of a better description we will be topically discussing the examined black life.
OK without further ado. The Human Race Man. Merry Christmas. Sign up and spread the word.