Charting a third way course between warring ideological faction often feels like using the third rail as a balance beam.
This past week marked my first major trip 1 with my DSLR. The extra baggage forced me to re-think my packing, as I had to check a bag. The question is, “Was it worth it?” The trip in question took me out to Portland, Oregon for my national denomination’s Biennial Conference. It was my first…
The plot thickens! Let’s unpack. Copyright Accords Have you ever wondered why certain concepts and plot devices keep appearing throughout the corpus of fiction? This cross-pollenization is covered by the Copyright Accords. This treaty allows a certain amount of commodities to travel between Actualized Realms 1. This trade sparks new ideas in the different realms…
Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes Bug cocked his head, “I’m sorry, you’re from the whatnow?” The lawyer smacked his palm against his forehead. “That’s right! You have no idea, do you?” A tendril of steam floated in front of the stranger’s face. “No idea about *what?”…
My trip out to Biennial marked my first major trip sans MacBook. Given one of my reasons for traveling to Biennial was to take photos with my DSLR, this was a huge deal. And yet, the combination of iOS and Lightroom Mobile erases my need to have my MacBook with my when I’m away. I…
On Friday a friend of mine and I decided to hop on Portland’s excellent light rail and explore the Pioneer District of downtown. We opted not to seek out specific sites, like Powell’s Books, deciding instead to wander the streets and see what life we could find. Portland is a stunning city, and a pleasure…
Gazing at the irony
