I believe in a just world. I believe in a world where things turn out for the best. Call me delusional, but that's how I feel.
The 2016 election results threw me for a loop. Not as bad as the 2000 election, but close. And the outcome has seemingly been worse.
Doesn’t it feel like summer? Summer actually doesn’t start til the 20th but it’s sunny in Albuquerque and has felt like summer for several weeks now.
What kind of things do you like to do in summer? Go on vacation? Swimming? Play video games?
When I was a kid, I looked forward to summer so much. I can remember sitting in 6th grade class and looking out the door to the California grass bordering the school yard, wanting to escape and for the school year to end.
Once upon a time, my partner John was married to a woman named Sonia. They set up housekeeping in a small house in Austin. Sonia was a full blown hippie, and John noticed she was not that good with the dishes. The way she did it was kind of chaotic.
If you're looking for a job, setting up a business, or just looking to express your opinion, a website or a blog is a good place to start. But many people start with great energy and enthusiasm, only to find ideas and web posts petering out until months or years have gone by and you have a stale website.
Has this happened to you?
As a web designer, the most frequent question I get is "How can I make my website show up in Google"?
We are on the cusp of a revolution in transportation. In the next fifteen to twenty years, autonomous vehicles will begin to replace human-controlled cars, improving traffic, reducing pollution, and eliminating nearly all vehicle deaths.
There are three reasons why this change is inevitable: Safety, cost, and efficiency.
Does anyone else see the current U.S. Presidential election as the matchup between Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy?
In this corner, Hermione/Hillary Clinton: female, smart, studious, dedicated, good-intentioned. Tends to come off as wonkish, or snobbish to those that dislike her.
And on the Republican/Slytherin side, Draco/Donald Trump, the rich, spoiled, entitled scion, with bad hair, bad character, obnoxious and selfish.
How has this not been a meme?
“But at the end, there are always the damned dishes.” – Marilyn French, The Women’s Room
If you've ever lived with other people, you probably have this problem:
Your roommates are slobs.
When I was in college, I lived in a house with eight other people. I loved living with my friends: we made dinners together, we had philosophical conversations, and it was cheaper than living alone. It was great.
How can being a good listener help you be happier, make others happy, maybe even contribute to world peace?
Psychologists have long understood that people are terrible at predicting what will make them happy. If you say, “I will be happy if I … win the lottery, become famous, buy a fancy car”. Even if you achieve that goal, when you look back to assess, most people find they are not as happy as they thought they would be.
Are you a movie fan? There are so many movies out there, how do you decide which movies to see?
Lately, the Bechdel Test has been gaining attention as a way to think about movies. It’s simply a way to assess movies but it raises gender balance issues.
It started out as a cartoon strip in series called “Dykes to Watch Out For” by Alison Bechdel, back in 1985.
I've had chickens since 2003. Here are some things you probably didn't know about these fascinating birds.
