Tags

Honorary Unsubscribe write-ups are categorized with tags. This is a work in progress: tagging only started in 2026, and I’m working on adding them to all entries. The list below may be expanded, but are meant to be very wide categories to keep the number small.

Tag List

  • art — Creator/collector/conservationist of art, including musicians and photographers. Actors are under Entertainment. 106 entries.
  • business — Known for their business and/or finance abilities. 117 entries.
  • computing — Computer and Internet pioneers and visionaries. 52 entries.
  • education — Educators and other mentors. 43 entries.
  • entertainment — TV, Film, and Music producers, directors, actors. Writers are under writing, and magicians, dancers, and musicians are under art. 136 entries.
  • friend — Personal real-life friends and family of author Randy Cassingham. 7 entries.
  • hero — Selfless humans who chose to risk their own safety or lives to improve the human condition or save others. 75 entries.
  • invention — Inventors and big picture idea people not otherwise in another category. 49 entries.
  • law — Lawyers and Judges (and a few lawmakers) worthy of the title. 13 entries.
  • medicine — Doctors, surgeons, and other medical practitioners. Researchers are usually under research. 94 entries.
  • multiple — For when multiple people are featured in one write-up, not for working in multiple fields. 6 entries.
  • non-human — Animals, spacecraft, etc. 9 entries.
  • other — They just don’t fit into another category. 24 entries.
  • pastor — Theologians and religious figures who actually practiced what they preached. 16 entries.
  • philanthropy — Known more for giving their money away than for making it. 18 entries.
  • public service — Cops, firefighters, medics, soldiers, and similar who generally served others. 158 entries.
  • research — Misc. basic researchers not under invention, medical, computing, etc. 88 entries.
  • space — NASA personnel and space-related scientists. 42 entries.
  • sports — Sport figures, including coaches, managers, and sportscasters. 26 entries.
  • writing — Book, article, TV & film writers, and journalists. 116 entries.

It is possible for an entry to have more than one tag.