Category: people
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“Anti” Begins and Ends With A.I.
Welcome to an A.I.-free zone. In case you had not already guessed, every word you see on this site is created by human intelligence. The only A.I. allowed here are…
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The (Net)Fix is In
Okay, it has been a week. So let us talk about the Netflix buying WB deal. For $82.7 billion, Netflix would own all of Warner Bros. that matters. The movies,…
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Mind Over Menial Matters
I do not believe that having superpowers would make us as naturally heroic as we like to think. It would only perpetuate the practices that we have already inured ourselves…
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The Scenic Path Less Traveled
Option A: I could drive. Gas is expensive, parking is expensive, and I am a tree-hugger. Option B: I could take the bus to the train to the bus. ……
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Universal Conflict (Or, “E.T.- Extra Territorial”)
A new documentary has engaged my brain. Deep Sky features pictures from the James Webb Telescope. (Every time I start to use that phrase, I have to stop myself from…
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A Peaceful Victory Over Terror
I am no stranger to suspenseful times at work. They do not always end as I would like. -I showed up to my work site on 9/11. They sent me home. …
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He Was There With Bells On
In 1912, Seattle Times Publisher A.J. Blethen donated twelve bells to the University of Washington. What was once a water tower became UW’s Blethen Chimes Tower. The wooden tower was…
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A Tale That Wants to Be Uplifting
I have worked in an old building. A building old enough to be an historic landmark. And, with all things old, not every little cog and gear functions as it…
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One Thing
Once upon a time, I did all that I could think of to make a relationship work. I reenacted a scene from “Love, Actually“. I e-mailed, called, texted, all of…
...Of Course, this Could All Go Horribly Awry 