“Sumawka Caller”

I just came in from the garden. Hands dirty. Back worked. The gazebo is coming along the way things come along when you do them yourself — one day at a time, one board at a time, no app telling you how. And I’ve been thinking about something while I work out there. Something I’ve…

Tool in Your Hand, Not Voice in Your Head This morning I did two things that might look like they contradict each other. I published a post telling you not to trust AI blindly. Then I spent time using AI to optimize that same post so more people could find it in search. If you…

Everyone is talking about AI survival kits in 2026. They’ll sell you tools. Subscriptions. Courses. Plug-ins that promise to make you smarter, faster, safer with artificial intelligence. The marketing is everywhere. The noise is loud. And underneath all of it is the assumption that what you need is more technology to manage the technology you…

You Lead, I’ll Keep Up. I’m an old man. I’ve lived long enough to know who actually holds things together. It isn’t us. Men will tell you we built this country. And in some ways that’s true. We swung the hammers and turned the wrenches and drove the trucks. We were the muscle when muscle…

Most of you might know that line. Country Joe McDonald sang it in 1965. He was talking about Vietnam. He was talking about young men being sent to die for reasons nobody could explain clearly, and he was asking a simple question wrapped in sarcasm sharp enough to draw blood. The question underneath the song…

There is a phrase that gets used a lot in American life but rarely gets examined closely. We the People. It is two words that carry the entire weight of what this country is supposed to be. Not we the politicians. Not we the parties. Not we the donors or the lobbyists or the cable…

There is a story inside the 2026 primary numbers that is not getting enough attention. It is not just that younger voters are showing up in higher numbers than the last midterm cycle. That part is getting covered. What is not getting covered clearly enough is who is leading that charge and how they are…

Something is happening in American politics right now that most people are walking right past. Younger voters — people under 45 — are showing up to primary elections in numbers higher than the last midterm cycle. And they are not just showing up to cheer. They are voting out long-term incumbents. Candidates who have held…

Nobody talks about this one. It doesn’t have a name yet. But every man who has lived long enough knows exactly what it is the moment you say it out loud. The Law of a Man. Not the law of the land. Not the law of the institution. Not the law of the book or…

There is a conversation coming. You can feel it building. AI is moving faster than the people responsible for governing it can track. And the corporations building it know that. They’re counting on it. Here’s how it works. A technology gets big enough to cause real harm. The public notices. The press covers it. The…