Category: life & stuff

Generally just words and thoughts on the progress of my day-to-day.

  • long ago, and far from now

    long ago, and far from now

    December 27 of 31 December-ish posts What do you want the world to look like in the future? The past is behind us. The present is fleeting. The future is what you make it. What do you think the world will be like 25 years in the future? Every day I get up and think about my day.

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  • Excuses Me

    Excuses Me

    December 26 of 31 December-ish posts We were driving home from the last of multiple family christmas gatherings today and, as we sped north down the highway, we passed the giant outlet mall on the outskirts of the city. Then we passed about five hundred cars driving slowly bumper to bumper in the southbound direction and queuing for

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  • Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance

    Wisdom, Courage, Justice, Temperance

    December 6 of 31 December-ish posts I’ve been reading Marcus Aurelius. Specifically, I’ve been reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor circa 161 -180 AD and noted Stoic philosopher. What do you want to learn in 2023? Wisdom is acting on knowledge, experience and understanding. Courage is willingness to confront pain, danger or uncertainty. Justice is seeking

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  • Objectively Looped In

    Objectively Looped In

    December 3 of 31 December-ish posts What’s your favourite subject in school, I ask a kid. Recess, he replies. What’s the best part of your job, I ask myself. Working from home a few days a week, I almost write. Except that’s not really true. What made your job interesting in 2022? I’ve spent a few posts this

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  • when they go high (tech) we go low (tech)

    when they go high (tech) we go low (tech)

    December 1 of 31 December-ish posts. Oh, how those billionaires-who-shall-not-be-named would factor into a good political-type post that I’m sure would attract all sorts of readers like wasps to a honeypot. How would I… should I describe my 2022 in tech or tools? As the year wraps up I’ve dabbled in what I’m (right now)

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