Autumn is here and the leaves are changing!  The colors!  The spectacle!  The furious battle???As I watch the majestic splendor of the season, my enjoyment is tempered by the fruitless, unnatural, and ultimately harmful exerc...

Uncertain times in many ways, yet I wanted to reach out.Time alone can tell.

The cup of tea.  An unassuming choice it may seem, but the culture it engenders by its very nature creates a fascinating social vehicle.What some may decry as a stuffy or rigid exercise, actually can provide an insight into a community...

Not all damage can be seen.  Not all struggles happen in public view.  When we hide our true pain from others, not only do we rob them of the ability to sympathize, but we turn away help we do not recognize from areas we do not expect...

We beg for it, we plead for it, offer deals, and go to great lengths to achieve it, but the moments of inspiration fall sparingly upon those who hunger most for them.  Throughout history the pursuit of inspiration has been a myster...

Choosing gifts is possibly one of the most stressful parts of participation, when it comes to the holidays.  The desire to conjure an idea both uniquely appropriate, and unexpectedly welcome sets a very high bar not only for one person, bu...

‘It’s the season, to bundle up!  Not only ourselves, but our homes and buildings as well!  As we transition from days spent running from the heat and humidity into days spent equally chasing them down, there are some useful techniques...

What do you get the man who has everything?  Why, everything, of course!Throughout history, attempts have been made to conquer vast swathes of the globe beneath a single banner and ruler.  Some notable examples could even have...

How do you change the makeup of a whole community?  Where do you begin if you have an idea for a whole new way to live?  Who gets to decide how we structure our lives and relationships in an ever evolving society?We live at a ...

Halloween!  The most contested, controversial, and confusing holiday on the western calendar.  Half beloved, half derided, it seems to either engender disgust, or adoration.  Its celebration alone can be seen as grounds for relig...

What is in a name?  We are told that a rose smells the same no matter its title, yet we pin a great deal of our perceptions upon the smallest of things.  Would there be an actual shift in our collective perception if the touchstones o...

The idea of the mechanical beings we create inevitably dominating our species is a trope that goes back to before robotics were even possible.  Even today, we seem to instinctively view any advancement in the development of Artificial Inte...

Cryptocurrency is ironically elegantly named.  It seems, as the understanding of its function and meaning has become one of the most confusing new tasks in finance since the invention of fine print.  The fact that the term NFT stands ...

The brooding artist pulling greatness from the very depths of their soul; the greatest art coming from those who suffered much for their art; the haunting tragedy of artistic genius lost all too young…As a culture we celebrate The Arts ...

How strictly practical does a line of inquiry need to be to have merit?  Is there value to be had in exploring purely fantastical possibilities?  There was a time in our lives when this question was easier to answer in the affirmative...

What does it take to create a unique world for yourself, become someone completely different, and dive inside to explore and create amazing adventures?  Most people spend hundreds of dollars on advanced game systems, all of the latest game...

Homes are the most beloved and important buildings we interact with on a day to day basis.  Their structures not only serve to protect us from the harsh elements and provide security from the outside world, but also serve as a backdrop for...

Bias and Prejudice!  Dirty words to throw around among modern society.  Indeed, at a time of avid “social justice activism” the very hint of such a feeling is tantamount to full blown bigotry and xenophobia.  Yet, the truth is, t...

Poetry, while perhaps one of the oldest and most fundamental forms of shared art, has become a medium looked upon with shades of disdain among the average population in our modern society.  Like abstract art, it can be viewed as too obtuse...

Boldly launched amid the turbulent 1960s, the fantastic world of Star Trek has become a cultural icon for generations.  It has existed in our collective memories for so long that we can take its guiding principles and established tropes fo...

Our planet is in crisis.  Our future is uncertain, and the challenges of becoming a multi-planet species are not only daunting, but likely to be the purview of the wealthy and privileged.How then do we act here, with our feet on the gr...

Never meet your heroes.  But why?  We as a culture are in love with the idea of exceptions and super-humanity.  The natural converse of a media that exploits our own shortcomings for profit is the creation of manufactured images ...

Love, love, love.  Is there a more popular word?  From tshirts to stickers, to songs, to stories and media of all kinds, it seems we are awash in it.  Yet, what do we actually mean when we use the term?In specifics, the defin...

Preparing for the impending catastrophic end of the world has become a hobby and obsession for a portion of the population known as “Preppers”.  Sales of “survival” gear and training for catastrophic scenarios have never been as lucrative....

The unique look of the Motorscooter is commonly represented in media, but the particular physics such a format creates is far less well known.  At a time when motorcycle safety training is compulsory in many places, the unusual challenges ...