I think, therefore I am' - René Descartes 1596 - 1650
Yesterday afternoon a 1 year old reddish-orange tabby adopted our household. We nicknamed him “Fred” as a conjunction of “Fran”, our 84 year old matriarch, and “Red”, his original name at the Whidbey Animal Improvement Foundation...
There is some relationship between complexity, abstraction, and future of mankind in general. Civilization seems to be running a course from primitive animal with basic survival instincts and evolutionary traits to the self-reflecting and self-modifying...
“Alternative Energy Revolution” is, in my mind, the definitive XKCD comic. This crosses several of my own mental paths including: Technology and by extension, man’s arrogance, will be our downfall. We are easily comforted by bold...
During my tenure as IT Manager at the Ash Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School, I was an active member of the Crimson Toastmasters club. I served as an active member, participating in bi-weekly meetings and regional...
Christmas Eve 2013 A brief walk around the driveway after dinner. Clear sky peeking between the trees. The stars are unusually bright. Insignificance is maybe not the same as inconsequential. Context is everything. Stay immersed. Or...
The inside of our Geodesic Dome is womb-like. Self-contained (largely). Most areas connected by sound, heat, even visually from certain vantage points. Venturing out is like a birth to the world, expecting adventure, but confident in...
As mentioned in Why I live in a Geodesic Dome Part 1, this is manifold response to a hierarchy of questions including “Why do I live on Whidbey Island?” . I am blessed/tormented by frequent and incredibly vivid...