Defending principles ONLY when it benefits you or your team doesn't mean you're "principled" -- it means you're using the cloak of principle to justify self interest. If it's truly a principle, you defend it when it costs you. And you defend it even harder when it hurts.

Been a while since I posted any photos... shot this one on Maui about a decade ago, so it's possible I posted it then -- but probably worth posting again, even if I did:

"I'd love a nice shade tree right here." "Well, here's a tank full of green muck instead. Enjoy!"

To Show Tolerance, You Must First Disagree One of the most abused words in the English language is the word “tolerance.” We seem to have forgotten that it’s impossible to be tolerant of things you support. New essay: pretzellogic.substack.com/p/to-show-tole…

The Dark Horse Nebula, as seen from central Maui. (Shot this some years back.)

If we take this as a proxy for inflation (since CPI uses highly questionable methodology), then this implies ~41% inflation since 2020 (electricity went from 13.5 to 19) vs. ~25% per CPI. I think 41% inflation is certainly more in line with what most Americans feel intuitively.