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When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Seminal Moments

December 6th, 2025 No Comments

A reflection on the seminal moments in my life and how they are the ones that did not grab headlines.

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A Quiet Port in the Storm

November 29th, 2025 No Comments

Finding a place to sequester amidst the storms that life is throwing at us,

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Nature as a Quilt: Little Stinkers

November 22nd, 2025 No Comments

Stink Bugs – a much aligned insect that nonetheless has an important role to play in the quilt of nature.

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Seeking the Guiding Light

November 15th, 2025 No Comments

The perplexing times in which we live necessiates that we seek out the guiding light of the soul.

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Street Prophet: Ripple in a Pond

October 31st, 2025 Comments Off on Street Prophet: Ripple in a Pond

Saluting an unassuming prophet for being the voice of hope in a time when hope is bruised and battered.

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The Thief of Time

October 25th, 2025 Comments Off on The Thief of Time

Frustrated at how the thief of time stole autumn from me and trying to learn a lesson from the experience.

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Customer Service: A Desert Wasteland

October 18th, 2025 Comments Off on Customer Service: A Desert Wasteland

Bemoaning the era of cold, impersonal and frequently A.I. driven customer service.

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Trench Warfare in the Grass

October 11th, 2025 Comments Off on Trench Warfare in the Grass

Observing the encounter between a European Mantis and a Banded Garden Spider and drawing a parallel to Donald Trump.

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Meanwhile, the Epstein Files

October 2nd, 2025 Comments Off on Meanwhile, the Epstein Files

What will happen first? The Republican Party grows a pair or the Epstein files time bomb implodes?

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Data Security: 4,876 Failures

September 20th, 2025 Comments Off on Data Security: 4,876 Failures

Arguing that we have officially lost the cyber war and that we should retire the obsolete term “cyber security”.

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