On "AI"
I've written about this a few times now, to different audiences - a couple times to employers, and another to family. I thought it was time to consolidate it into one place. The original impetus w…
Crafts
I meant to post this a while back, closer to when it happened in April. But, alas ... I met up with friends for dinner and went to a craft night at a local bookshop with them. The project was a littl…
Strong Opinions, Firmly Held
My wife's coworker once told her they had "strong opinions, loosely held". I like the idea generally, but over time, it has struck me as giving the impression of someone easily swayed -…
Influence, Permission, and Community
Be an influence on the world around you. Give others permission to be strong in the face of oppression. One small act can make a difference.…
What Is This About - rebirth
About a year ago, I started a new blog, my first post was titled What Is This About, introducing the new blog. There were several posts here and there, and then nearly a year elapsed before I posted…
At War with Iran
Note: this post was edited on 2026-03-02 – edit appears at bottom of post So this isn't what I had planned on posting next, but it seems like the US is now in another illegal/unconstitutional war…
Thoughts of Never
... oooh, the title track!!! Thoughts of Never is the name of a song by Doc and Merle Watson. It's a beautiful, instrumental, song composed by Merle. I grew up with varied musical influences, an…
Greed
“Billionaires didn’t become billionaires by finding savings for you; they became billionaires by finding ways to take your savings.” – The Reframe: The Beached Whale No one becomes a billionaire with…
Qualifications - Redux
I've always found it strange that there are so few [official] qualifications* to become president. 1. Be a natural-born citizen of the United States 2. Be at least 35 years old 3. Have been a…
Qualifications
Why do so many people think that being an entrepreneur or a business executive is a qualifying credential for public office (especially the office of the president)? I always thought there was someth…
Apologies
Don't ... Just don't Don't apologize for what is happening – you voted for this to happen. If you're only feeling remorse now that bad things are happening to you or someone close to…
What Is This About
About ten years ago, I stopped writing. I had maintained a blog for several years, writing about various topics which grabbed me: baking pies, ethical and moral thoughts on movies, political opinions,…