Skeptokles Phillips 고필립 高弼立
@kerkphil.bsky.social
Retired economist living in Utah. I enjoy fostering cats, doing mediocre woodworking, listening to classic rock, and Viking reenactment. Also, and elderly curmudgeon, so get off my lawn!
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Some introductory information.
Goodreads profile - www.goodreads.com/kerk_phillips
Personal blog - kerkphil.blogspot.com
Rock art blog - utahpetrographs.blogspot.com
Photos & handicrafts - @kymicrafts.bsky.social
Our cats - @philcats.bsky.social
Music - @musical-gems.bsky.social
Goodreads profile - www.goodreads.com/kerk_phillips
Personal blog - kerkphil.blogspot.com
Rock art blog - utahpetrographs.blogspot.com
Photos & handicrafts - @kymicrafts.bsky.social
Our cats - @philcats.bsky.social
Music - @musical-gems.bsky.social
Five years of presidents with dementia with their staff and political allies covering for them. And at least three more to go. Perhaps senility will become a requirement for the US presidency. 😮💨
November 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Five years of presidents with dementia with their staff and political allies covering for them. And at least three more to go. Perhaps senility will become a requirement for the US presidency. 😮💨
Consuming soft drinks appears to make one a heavy drinker.
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Consuming soft drinks appears to make one a heavy drinker.
THIS is what upsets US farmers? Not all the other s**t? 😮💨
October 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
THIS is what upsets US farmers? Not all the other s**t? 😮💨
A very well-known short story by Arthur C. Clarke. I remember reading this when I was a kid. An excellent retelling.
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvS9UXTsPI
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvS9UXTsPI
October 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A very well-known short story by Arthur C. Clarke. I remember reading this when I was a kid. An excellent retelling.
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvS9UXTsPI
\https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtvS9UXTsPI
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He's very slowly coming out of his shell. Observing him early this morning I see he plays. I think he may just be very scared of people. He does like being petted and scratched if you can convince him he's safe. Slow progress is still progress.
#cats #Cortado #flamepointcat #fostercat
#cats #Cortado #flamepointcat #fostercat
October 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
He's very slowly coming out of his shell. Observing him early this morning I see he plays. I think he may just be very scared of people. He does like being petted and scratched if you can convince him he's safe. Slow progress is still progress.
#cats #Cortado #flamepointcat #fostercat
#cats #Cortado #flamepointcat #fostercat
Russia lost. It looks like this anyway. 😮💨
October 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Russia lost. It looks like this anyway. 😮💨
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A few of my passengers from Salt Lake to Blackfoot, Idaho yesterday. They're part of a rescue from a hoarding situation in New Mexico. 22 dogs in the van. Drove the 2nd part of an all-day trip from Kanab in southern Utah. They were happy to unload!
#dogs #petttranport
#dogs #petttranport
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A few of my passengers from Salt Lake to Blackfoot, Idaho yesterday. They're part of a rescue from a hoarding situation in New Mexico. 22 dogs in the van. Drove the 2nd part of an all-day trip from Kanab in southern Utah. They were happy to unload!
#dogs #petttranport
#dogs #petttranport
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Doing some rune carving at an event on Thursday evening. Notice the Viking-era historical correct cordless rotary tool. 😉
#VilingReenactment #VikingCrafts
#VilingReenactment #VikingCrafts
October 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Doing some rune carving at an event on Thursday evening. Notice the Viking-era historical correct cordless rotary tool. 😉
#VilingReenactment #VikingCrafts
#VilingReenactment #VikingCrafts
I think that searching a document for errant colons and removing them should legitimately be called a colonoscopy.
Midway into proofs. Just asked editors to "replace semicolon with Colin"
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I think that searching a document for errant colons and removing them should legitimately be called a colonoscopy.
And the same rules should apply to politicians!
I never thought I’d say this, but I agree with MTG 100%.
And for the record, I’m not paid for any of my opinions. Never have been, never will be.
And for the record, I’m not paid for any of my opinions. Never have been, never will be.
October 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
And the same rules should apply to politicians!
GDP measures the value of the goods and services produced within a country's borders. That's it. It was never meant to be a measure of "prosperity." It says nothing about how those goods are distributed, and nothing about the happiness and welfare of the inhabitants.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
End GDP mania: how the world should really measure prosperity
The obsession with economic output as a measure of human development puts sustainability on the back burner. Researchers can now help to devise better indicators.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
GDP measures the value of the goods and services produced within a country's borders. That's it. It was never meant to be a measure of "prosperity." It says nothing about how those goods are distributed, and nothing about the happiness and welfare of the inhabitants.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Shame!
September 28, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Shame!
We still have a CDC? Are you sure? Could be fake news.
Chagas disease, a parasitic infection transmitted by the kissing bug and has long been associated with Latin America, is now considered endemic in the United States. Public health experts call for more testing, education, and treatment options.
U.S. CDC Declared Chagas Disease Endemic in the United States - Profolus
Chagas disease is a parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted to humans through kissing bugs.
www.profolus.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
We still have a CDC? Are you sure? Could be fake news.
Thank heavens I'm retired. But were I to post something even mildly critical of Mr. Kirk, would I risk losing my Social Security benefits? This is a somewhat serious question.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Several people fired after clampdown on speech over Charlie Kirk shooting
Teachers, firefighters and military personnel among those who lost jobs after posting their opinion on social media
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Thank heavens I'm retired. But were I to post something even mildly critical of Mr. Kirk, would I risk losing my Social Security benefits? This is a somewhat serious question.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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A dream of the fields
study
study
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A dream of the fields
study
study
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I would not — and I cannot stress this enough — trust anything coming from Pam Bondi, Kash Patel or anonymous "internal law enforcement sources." Fascists lie. We have evidence, both contemporary and historical. Unless there is indisputable proof behind a claim made in this case, question it.
Ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology was found inside the rifle authorities believe was used in Kirk’s shooting, sources say.
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources
Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.
The older-model
on.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I would not — and I cannot stress this enough — trust anything coming from Pam Bondi, Kash Patel or anonymous "internal law enforcement sources." Fascists lie. We have evidence, both contemporary and historical. Unless there is indisputable proof behind a claim made in this case, question it.
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Just picked this up, not my favorite
September 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Just picked this up, not my favorite
My nomination for asshole of the week. I checked, no placard, just a shitload of entitlement.
#assholes #asshileoftheweek
#assholes #asshileoftheweek
September 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My nomination for asshole of the week. I checked, no placard, just a shitload of entitlement.
#assholes #asshileoftheweek
#assholes #asshileoftheweek
"Chipocalypse" sounds like a crisis where the world runs out of potato and corn chips.
September 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"Chipocalypse" sounds like a crisis where the world runs out of potato and corn chips.
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So maybe the problem wasn’t with the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
September 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So maybe the problem wasn’t with the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
I like cuckoo clocks. But I wouldn't buy one from Silicon Valley.
Feels like Silicon Valley has truly gone insane and should go back to making simpler stuff: wooden cuckoo clocks, novelty back scratchers. And for their own sake, have most of their wealth seized. What an opportunity for them to learn! A cuckoo clock, delightful.
September 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I like cuckoo clocks. But I wouldn't buy one from Silicon Valley.
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Yeongmi has been making bookmarks out of the dried flowers from our yard. I think they're awesome!
#handicrafts #flowers #bookmarks
#handicrafts #flowers #bookmarks
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Yeongmi has been making bookmarks out of the dried flowers from our yard. I think they're awesome!
#handicrafts #flowers #bookmarks
#handicrafts #flowers #bookmarks