I’m part of the generation that, while growing up, was the first to have a computer in their house and the last to not have the internet. Now that I have kids, there’s no imagining a world without cheap, ubiquitous, network-connected devices and consequently everything I had a kid has been digitized. I can pick… Continue reading The Ongoing Digitization of Your Life
Category: Random
Shadowbahn
I’m not sure where this book came from. I feel like it appeared on my shelf out of thin air. Which is highly relevant because it is a book about the Twin Towers reappearing out of thin air 20 years after their fall…in South Dakota. It’s also a book about alternative futures. And America: what… Continue reading Shadowbahn
The Question Being Asked
I went out for lunch with a friend the other day and he told me a story about how they had a session at his workplace to teach people how to communicate effectively. About 10 minutes into the talk, the presenter asked if anyone had the time. Someone said “I think it’s 2:10;” someone else… Continue reading The Question Being Asked
The Ur And The Horn
Yesterday I came into work to find a horn lying on the ground. Some animal had its horn chopped off and it had found its way onto the third floor of our building. It was there because my coworker has a dog and this is one of the many treats we offer it to not… Continue reading The Ur And The Horn
2014: Rear View Mirror Edition
So, it’s a wrap. 2014 has mere hours left; 2015 has actually already arrived for most of the world’s population. As I look back, 2014 is the year that kicked my ass. This blog reflects it: a whopping 4 posts, year-to-date with the most recent one being over six months ago. I also checked the… Continue reading 2014: Rear View Mirror Edition