Measure twice, cut once In spite of my resolutions to write and podcast on something that more resembles an actual schedule, I have done neither recently. But my plea to the dozen of you that read this blog is to be forgi…

This time in my blog, Pathetic Fallacy: I make strange analogies about my nose. As always, subscribe for free! johnmccoy.org/2026/03/23/m... #patheticfallacy #septums #Ireallyknownothingaboutmedicine

Never the same game twice My last essay was a critique of nostalgia, and so to mix things up this post will be a discussion of something from my youth for which I have a great deal of affection, and that is Parker Brothers …

The games of my childhood may not have been better than today’s, but their design was #patheticfallacy #parkerbrothers #groovy johnmccoy.org/2026/03/05/n...

One day Carl deleted the word "love" from a text document, and he agonized for years over the consequences to his hard drive's mental health. That's when he decided to major in mathematics. Because geometry doesn't give a shit.

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Out of touch Getting a psychiatric diagnosis affects everyone differently. For many, it’s a catharsis, a key to self-discovery and self-acceptance. For others, it can be a troubling albatross, a confirmat…

Wow, there sure is a lot of autism discourse on the net these days. So anyway, here's more of mine: #autism #doggos #patheticfallacy johnmccoy.org/2025/09/23/o...

Quote of the Day:
“Poets are always taking the weather so personally. They're always sticking their emotions in things that have no emotions.”
- J.D. Salinger
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with his eyes closed . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with his eyes closed .

My brain is hardly working today, I’m still so fatigued. My arse hurts. And it’s raining #patheticfallacy

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It’s raining but, as if in reply, a rainbow just broke through 🌈
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Tw*tter vs Bluesky #patheticfallacy #newhorizons #downwithx #lessmusky #bluesky #photography #lightanddark #lightattheendofthetunnel #naturalworld

First day checking weather forecast at the Hawthorns this season. Baby L has finally agreed to a bottle and the sun is due to come out for the match #PatheticFallacy #COYB #WBAQPR