PinnedMichael AlthouseReal JournalismI’ve been staying out of it. It’s futile, it’s frustrating and, as much as I love a good argument, they are too few and way too far in…13h ago13h ago
PinnedMichael AlthouseThe Radical MiddleThere is, seemingly, nothing that the far right and far left agree on. In fact the one sure thing that they clearly do agree on would get…Feb 7, 2020Feb 7, 2020
PinnedMichael AlthouseDog PeopleOne of the great injustices in life is that the average human lifespan is so much longer than that of the average dog. For those of us who…Dec 30, 20211Dec 30, 20211
Michael AlthouseFinding PeaceThere are a lot of things in life that used to really irritate me. They were typically things I did not understand and I would conflate…Jun 7Jun 7
Michael AlthouseBringing the World CloserI don’t “rank” my friends. I do not have a best, a second best, third best, etc. friend nor do I have any “BFFs” (and, in the words of my…May 30May 30
Michael AlthouseEighteen Years of Perspectives, Purpose & OpinionIn the fall of 2005, I was a junior at California State University, Sacramento. I was also 42 years-old and just one-year sober. My life up…May 29May 29
Michael AlthouseCelebration of lifeYesterday we celebrated my little brother’s life. It wasn’t a “memorial service,” it wasn’t a “funeral,” and “celebration of life,” like it…Jan 28Jan 28
Michael AlthouseObits in The Medium? Why not?To say that The Medium has lost its luster, for me, is something of an understatement. And, no longer new in any real sense, its novelty…Jan 6Jan 6
Michael AlthouseAll Bad DaysSix thousand, eight hundred and thirty-four days ago was a bad day. It was another in a long string of bad days that would continue for…Apr 23, 2023Apr 23, 2023