Witchcraft and Following God
Today I want to say a few words about witchcraft, spiritualism, and the use of hallucinogenic drugs for spiritual awakening and or recreation (their use for PTSD and other trauma treatment is not what I'm specifically addressing). Today it is more and more common for...
A Tough Day
Today was a tough day. I am not going to go into all the details, and I guess the good news is that it's not stuff that anyone is likely to ever notice on the outside-- so metaphorically it didn't leave a mark, but it was a tough day. I think I'll leave it at that....
Information/Idea Advantage
Is there any benefit to keeping a good idea to yourself anymore? One of the tropes of our internet age is the story of the first person in a particular market or industry vector who discovers that keeping the secrets isn't going to work anymore, because of the...
Products and Services
Products vs Services-- is an interesting way to divide the things we spend money on. I think that we are generally more likely to feel good about spending money on a Product. Sometimes I am genuinely happy I am spending money on a service. Even there, however, the...
Photog Class 6: Learning and Growing
Now that you have been introduced to the fundamentals of photography you can begin the iterative process of learning and growing. That means taking photographs, reviewing, editing and publishing, in one form or another. The process of achieving competence at anything...
Aiming and Goals
The more I live the more convinced I am that you generally get what you are pointing at. Knowing what you want and where you want to go, is one of the best predictors of what you will actually achieve. So it kinda matters what you point at-- what your goals are. But...
Sunday in Spring
Today was a good day. We went to church. The big kids were both volunteering (yeah, they are pretty amazing!), but all I had to do was text them from bed that they should make sure to go with each other, and the case was solved. The rest of us showed up just before...
Human Habitat
Humans are builders. Some animals like prairie dogs and beavers build things, and of course, birds build nests. But humans create very sophisticated habitat for themselves. The urban habitat with skyscrapers and subways is complex at a level that makes the whole...
Ancient and Future Wind
What does it mean that the animation of weather induced air currents has preceded my existence by at least six thousand years, and is very likely to succeed my earthly journey by at least as many millennia? We think of winds and weather as temporary and changeable,...
Is “Like-Minded Friend” an Oxymoron?
So maybe that title looks like nonsense to you. Maybe you think "of course, you can have like-minded friends, that's what draws people together, shared values!" And that's right, I can pretty much agree with that statement. So is that the end of the story? Well, not...
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