Painfully Hopeful

Unpacking Passing Customs

We’re about to step out into the wider Realm and see what’s going on beyond the shelter of the Fifty Peaks Mountains. First, however, Will had to get out of the Gnomes’ territory. Let’s unpack. The Train Ride Will’s vantage point of the train ride describes most of territory claimed by the Penny Gnomes. They…

Fiction Tuesday – Passing Customs

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…

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,…