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Lincoln's Logic
By Aaron Lord
Posted on February 12, 2026

Some thoughts on Lincoln’s birthday… Some people have said Lincoln didn’t really want to end slavery, but was forced into it, reluctantly, for pragmatic reasons, like as a military strategy to win the war or something. (I think he would have preferred a constitutional amendment to an executive order…) But... [Read More]
Book Review: On the Historicity of Jesus
By Aaron Lord
Posted on February 7, 2026

Richard Carrier’s work has been on my to-be-read list for quite some time. The Bayes’ theorem aspect of his approach had kind of deterred me for a while, but I finally took the plunge and dug into his tome, On the Historicity of Jesus: Why We Might Have Reason for... [Read More]
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- church history
- atheism
Trip to the Redwoods
By Aaron Lord
Posted on November 16, 2025

For Veteran’s Day my kids had a 4-day weekend, so I took some PTO and we traveled to Humboldt County in Northern California to see the coastal redwoods. We had stopped at a rest area on our way to Oregon a few years back but didn’t have the opportunity to... [Read More]
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- airstream
- liveriveted
Reno to Blairsden
By Aaron Lord
Posted on October 5, 2025

We picked up the Airstream in Reno. And after a few hours of orientation and hitch installation, we were on our way. Well, except I forgot to bring a can opener for the chili. So we went to Walmart. Then the interchange going north on 580/395 was super confusing, I... [Read More]
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- airstream
- liveriveted
My blog is about to become a part-time travelogue
By Aaron Lord
Posted on September 28, 2025

So, we bought an Airstream. It’s something we’ve been dreaming about for years. We were thinking about living in one after we lost our house in the Camp Fire. Then the idea kept coming up during every wildfire evacuation over the years since then. It’s not an ideal long-term living... [Read More]
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- airstream
- liveriveted
No, I do not obey my president
By Aaron Lord
Posted on June 19, 2025

Twenty-five years ago I was in Scotland and had a discussion with a teen who said, “I obey my queen whatever she tells me to do. Don’t you obey your president?” I told her no. That’s not how America works. [Read More]
Tags:
- no-kings
- democracy
The reign of poop
By Aaron Lord
Posted on March 8, 2025

I recently saw a post from a connection on LinkedIn that said, “I read an article this morning suggesting LinkedIn is on a path to ‘enshittification’ (a new word for me), supposedly because of the increasing amount of non-work content here.” That’s not what enshittification means at all. [Read More]
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- internet
- work
New Atom Feed
By Aaron Lord
Posted on February 14, 2025

I finally fixed the Atom feed for my Jekyll blog. You should be able to access my feed here. Since the death of Google Reader in 2013, RSS and Atom feeds have fallen out of favor, though it remains the technology behind podcasting. It serves as a nice alternative to... [Read More]
Tags:
- coding
- development
Greengrass Vol. 11
By Aaron Lord
Posted on January 26, 2025

“Elephant in the Corn” - Nickel Creek. After a 7-year break, Nickel Creek returned in 2014 with critically-acclaimed A Dotted Line. “Catherine Kelly’s / Lake Effect” - Liz Carroll featuring Turtle Island String Quartet. Catherine Kelly’s slip jig is something we’ve recently reintegrated into our set list. This recording puts... [Read More]
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Greengrass Vol. 10
By Aaron Lord
Posted on January 18, 2025

I haven’t updated this playlist series in almost 13 years. This iteration includes mostly tunes recorded since then (other than the Nickel Creek tune). Apple Music has been invented since then, so that’s where this one lives instead of Spotify. I hope you enjoy it. [Read More]
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