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Tag Archives: Reality
Science and Technology: The Age of the (ubiquitous, big) Screen
As much as many pan the notion, I believe we have entered the Age of the Screen. If you’re the observant type, you’ll notice screens are everywhere. There are multiples in our houses, and not just TVs. How many of us own more than one computer, tablet, and smartphone? I know I’m guilty, and likely […] Continue reading
Posted in Art, Science and Technology, Writing
Tagged Addiction, kids, management, Opinion, Reality, screens, technology, ubiquitous, use
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The Rambling Road: So, what’s this all about?
It’s sometimes hard to know where to begin an explanation of something that has been coming my whole adult life, so I will start with the event that triggered the birth of this blog. A couple of weeks ago, I ended up in the hospital for almost a week as the result of acute pancreatitis brought … Continue reading So, what’s this all about? Continue reading
Posted in Health, Ideas, Life
Tagged care, destinations, documentation, exercise, goals, illness, journeys, pacreatits, paths, plasmapheresis, rambling, Reality, roving, sharing, Uncategorized
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For the love of god and country
I once opined that no one can face a fiercer opponent than someone fighting for what they hold most dear. We Americans, and really most Westerners, have a very romantic view of that idea. When we hear it, we see … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Entities, Foreign Policy, fundamentalist Islam, Government, Groups, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Israel, Nations, Syria, Taliban, Turkey, War on Terror, World Watch
Tagged Ideals, ideas, Reality, romance, War
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Crowdfunding and risk
I’m a big fan of crowdfunding, that idea put forward by websites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo that allows people with ideas to connect with groups of people interested in their idea to help fund it. I’ve helped fund a few ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Life, Making, Philosophy, Science and Technology, Society
Tagged crowdfunding, failure, ideas, Reality, success
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Farming: Some thoughts on Punxsutawney Phil
So yesterday was Groundhog Day, complete with its requisite trotting out of the rodent and an internet full of mocking said rodent and the people who flock to him once per year. Now, I will grant you that the whole show surrounding Groundhog Day is ridiculous and proves nothing except that people like to have […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Philosophy
Tagged Animals, Farming, Groundhog Day, holism, nature, observation, Punxsutawney Phil, Reality, science
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