In this essay, I explore the emergence of a "New Poor" class in America contrasts with the seasoned "Old Poor," who possess practical survival skills developed through years of economic hardship. While the New Poor struggle to adapt to rising living costs, the Old Poor navigate these challenges with resourcefulness and experience, epitomized as "Old-Poor Privilege." Old-Poor Privilege
Posted on Categories:Design Backstories, Spare Thoughts Leave a commentIn this essay, I explore the emergence of a "New Poor" class in America contrasts with the seasoned "Old Poor," who possess practical survival skills developed through years of economic hardship. While the New Poor struggle to adapt to rising living costs, the Old Poor navigate these challenges with resourcefulness and experience, epitomized as "Old-Poor Privilege." 
I share my unique hobby of creating fictional band names and album titles, exploring their potential artistic significance despite their nonexistence. This collection illustrates the absurdity and charm of imaginative ideas that offer entertainment without the need for practical application or actual musical viability.
This essay explores the concept of rhyming in language, focusing on creating coherent sentences packed with rhymes. In it, I introduce the Exact Rhyming Nonsense Index (ERNI) to quantify the quality of such constructions, demonstrating the balance between meaning and rhyme density.
I muse about a solo bird's extended singing, questioning whether birds experience annoyance at each other. While some birds may react aggressively during interactions, their songs also serve various purposes like territory marking or courtship. Birds likely respond differently based on familiarity, making their vocalizations a complex negotiation.
An essay exploring how many apostrophes can be crammed into a single English word before the language files a restraining order.
I reflect on the act of swallowing, which I now perceive as a complex process rather than an automatic action. This realization leads to broader insights about aging and the body's continual adaptation. Rather than a loss of ability, aging involves subtle adjustments, reminding us to pay attention and appreciate our body's ongoing functions.
Dogs are remarkable animals capable of learning and understanding commands, routines, and human emotions. However, they can also become engrossed in behaviors like licking themselves, seemingly oblivious to their owners' attempts to regain their attention. Ultimately, dogs engage in this behavior simply because they have the ability to.
I describe "stop adoption," a phenomenon where drivers fail to come to a complete stop at stop signs, relying instead on another vehicle's compliance. Emphasizing individual responsibility, I call for drivers to recognize that each stop is their own.
This reflection on trees, particularly ash trees, leads to a humorous exploration of their name origin. Initially thought to be linked to ashes from fire, it turns out the name comes from an Old English word meaning “spear.” But I still prefer the notion of naming trees based on their destruction.