We woke up this morning deep in a fog bank. It was surreal. Tendrils of mist crept into the room when I opened the balcony door and quested into corners seeking out whatever it is that fog searches for. So we made cups of hot chocolate and coffee, donned sweatshirts and sat out on the... Continue Reading →
The Vanilla Man
I don’t know about you, but I’m a chocolate kind of girl. From the time I was little I would bypass the pretty pink ice creams (strawberry mostly) that other girls my age seemed so fond of (I honestly think it had something to do with the popularity of Strawberry Shortcake at the time) and... Continue Reading →
You Are Here
YOU ARE HERE. How many times have we seen those words – usually on maps – and almost always accompanied by a large red X (with or without an arrow pointing to it) so that you know that THIS X, not some other random X, is the one you need to be paying attention to?... Continue Reading →
Of Pins and Angels
Did you know that the term "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" was actually a derogatory phrase? It was used to discredit scholastic philosophy at a time when it still played a significant role in university education. Well, that's what some people believe. There are others that teach that this... Continue Reading →
Firewalls of the Mind
There are a lot of complaints about firewalls - especially in the corporate and government spheres and in fact the term “firewall” has become a byword for restricted access to outside websites. But firewalls DO serve a purpose. A firewall is dedicated software running on a computer that inspects network traffic passing through it and... Continue Reading →
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