My wife, Christina, invited me to join her to try something new this week. I joined a Reiki Circle! It was hosted and led by a Reiki Master (I saw her flyer, so I know it’s true) and it was a group session, so there were six other folks besides Read more
One of the pleasures of our new place is that since we’re no longer in an urban neighborhood, we get to see animals that we just didn’t have much exposure to. What was once a rare and noteworthy thing risks becoming commonplace, but so far that has not become the Read more
This story comes from around 1985, give or take. This story is about when I did time for my crimes. When I went to the Big House (jail). When I had to repay my debt to society. This started one time I was driving back from Portland where I was Read more
This admission feels wrong to write or say out loud: I haven’t bought a print book in … almost ten years. Yeah, I feel dirty even writing that. I feel like I should be judged and that you should judge me and that I should think hard about my choices Read more
I’ve known what I was going to do since 1980. That was the first time I got my hands on a personal computer and I knew at that moment that this was what I wanted to do. This was what I was meant to do. I was going to find Read more
I have a Love/Hate relationship with Social Media. I’m going to share a bit of my own history with Social Media and my problems with it over the years and recently. You’re not going to get any ‘Hot Takes’ nor are you likely to see anything here that you haven’t Read more
We returned recently from a cruise. That’s got me thinking about traveling and what it means to me as I get older. Christina’s Dad’s side of the family is from Texas. The plan was to fly to Austin, visit some family for a few days and then cruise out of Read more
We moved last year. Well, end of 2021, start of 2022. But, we no longer live where we lived. Don’t come visit us there at the old place. We’re not there. We have left. We moved! I lived west of Portland, Oregon, variously in Beaverton and Hillsboro from 1989 till Read more
After fifteen and three quarters years, our dogs are no longer with us. It’s still a bit sad and it still hurts a bit when I think about it, but we had 15 awesome years with Gabby and Zena. Fifteen great years where we loved them and they loved us Read more
Welcome to the age of the AI Assistant! You may not have known you were there, but you’re there. You may not be using one, but most of you are. If you’re not using one, you probably will and you are almost certainly underestimating the impact of this coming change Read more