I woke up this morning to the news that the town of Slave Lake, a couple hundred kilometers North of Edmonton, has been largely burned to the ground in an out of control wildfire. And when I arrived at work, checked …

I have been re-reading Neal Stephenson’s Anathem (for the third time, no less) and it has set me to considering my own approach to learning and acquiring new knowledge. The book is built upon a fairly substantial collection (for a fictional novel, …

I understand Twitter now. I get it. And the knowledge, the upsight, the clarity came to me after the nth time of explaining it to all those people who repeatedly asked “but why…?”
Here is the thing you need to understand …

After watching the smoke rise above the neighborhood next door, then trying to catch a glimpse of the fire from nearby roads, I finally found a non-stupid use for Twitter: I pulled out my computer and started tweeting back and forth with …

EDMONTON (Starkware Press Service) – Residents of a south side neighborhood are relieved this morning at reports of a conclusion to the week-long standoff between homeowners and an unwelcome invader in the north-eastern corner of the small municipal territory. Authorities have confirmed …

December 10
I had something of a relaxing day yesterday. Did some reading. Watched some tee-vee. Did some painting of some Settlers tiles. You know: easy-going type things.
Apparently, the day was somewhat more taxing for Jori and Matt. …

The difficulty of abstract thought is the feed of it. It becomes an addiction, I suppose, and grounding oneself while in the free fall of work and manic self-improvement is more akin to hitting the ground after the chute doesn’t open, …