Lights, Plants, Action!

I suffer from a bit of seasonal affective disorder. When the sun sets early and rises late, I get the blues. Over the years, I've actively sought out ways to minimize those sad, bad days. I try to keep my physical activity levels up, find ways to engage my mind in educational and entertaining ways, …

And Now For Something Entirely Different…

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The Kingston Trio Saved Me!

What’s one thing you own that holds deep sentimental value? View all responses Here we go again. It's revelation time. The Kingston Trio saved me. Act I - the gang and guitar noise We were living in Washington Heights in the big old apartment building where my dad was the superintendent. One of the "wanna …

Chooo Chooo! It’s a Monster!!

Flee!!!! Run away! It's coming for me!

Officer Opie

Comic panel text: “A WEARUB NORTH CAROLINA IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA—A 1964 GALAXIE, A-500 OFFICER OPIE TAYLOR, CURSING THE YOUNG MAN OUT AND WILDLY WAVING WITH BOTH ARMS.” Speech: “SHOUTING & HOLLERIN’ %*#?@!” and “AND STAY OFF THIS ROAD, YA LITTERBUG!! #*@! GET MOVIN’, BUM! %$#!” Sign: “MAYBERRY 5 MI.” Police car: “MAYBERRY POLICE.”

What’s the worst travel experience you’ve ever had? View all responses I've had my share of delayed flights, very disepitomable airline meals, and train sleeper compartments that had not been cleaned. Like all of us, I've had airline seatmates who needed severe hygiene days ago, and then too dainty, fussy ones who took exception to …

Oneliner Wednesday- October 28, 2026

Four men discuss a secret deal in a private meeting room.

"Never believe anything until it has been officially denied." ~ Claud Cockburn

Depends…

Vintage suitcase, camera, maps, passport, compass, and travel documents on a wooden desk

What’s one piece of travel advice you always follow? View all responses This is a question that has different answers depending on when you posed it to me. Please bear with me while I excavate my memory. Pose it to my 1960s Pius Itinerant self, and he'll promptly point out that you always begin a …

Reach For It

Comic scene with father and child at a vintage computer; text reads “REACH FOR THE STARS,” “CRASH,” “SYSTEM ERROR,” “SYNTAX ERROR,” “ABORT,” “REBOOT,” “NO! SAM! WAIT!,” “AGH! THE OS! CRASHED!,” “MASH MASH MASH! BEEP!,” “BEEP! WOOHOO!,” “I’m playing too, Daddy!,” “KA-KLACK!,” “CRASH!,” and “FUN!”

What was your first ever video game? View all responses My first computer at home was an Apple IIc. In 1984, I was three years into my career as an applied anthropologist, dividing my time between creating cultural programs and creating documentation on the community I was working in. The computer was pathetic by today's …

Problematic

Lit white candle in black metal holder on wooden floor in dark room

Do you set personal goals for yourself? View all responses I've been finding the issue of personal goals to be a bit problematic recently. I'm trying to separate myself from goals I've previously set that are tied up with career, jobs, and money. This doesn't mean that I've stopped working, being concerned with money for …

Slop

Comic panel with cats, a dog, robot, toy boxes, and speech bubbles

What do you think is the future of AI? View all responses There is no AI slop in my posts. Yes, there may be lots of organically produced slop, but hey! It's all my own. This is a blog post. It's supposed to be an expression of my thoughts and ideas. I do use a …