Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes There wasn’t much to watch as the train made it’s way toward No Entry. The “train” was more like a subway, passing through rough hewn tunnels carved through the heart of the Fifty Peaks Mountains. The monotony would occasionally be broken…
Month: January 2017
Training Day
I spent my day doing tech support for a person who demands to remain unnamed, and since I snapped this picture as some point during the day I just had to turn it into a comic. While I suppose convincing one’s self you aren’t frightened by computers could work for a bit, in the long-run…
Alternatives
This afternoon I began seeing a new Twitter hashtag, #alternativefacts. Given the response of our current administration to the relatively low attendance at the inauguration, I figured it must have something to with the Trump Whitehouse. I chuckled a bit at the hashtag and moved on. Then I learned the hashtag wasn’t actually made up,…
Nothing to Say
I’ve been pondering sharing some thoughts on the inaugural weekend for much of the day, but the more I see how people are treating one another the more frightened I am to say anything. Frightened to say anything because of the fury and disdain I see Donald Trump’s supporters direct toward detractors. Frightened because of…
Embracing the Flow
I’ve been dealing with a bunch of communications shifts among the various groups with which I work as of late. As I watch people struggle with these transitions it’s got me considering how embracing the idea of a workflow is actually more important then mastering any one communication tool. A workflow oriented mentality works, essentially,…
Along for the Ride
I was recently sworn-in as a chaplain for our local Police department. I’d been asked to join the program in 2015, but at the time I couldn’t add anything else to my plate. When the invitation came back around this year I felt compelled to accept it. Central’s church council agreed, and so I joined…
