The actual quote from Craig Johnson, the author of the Walt Longmire books, is “Stay calm, have courage, and wait for signs.” I love Johnson’s Longmire books. They are filled with wonderful writing, terrific characters, humor, alongside a smattering of Native American mysticism; well, some books more than others. They’re Read more
Things on my mind this morning, in a somewhat higgledy piggledy manner… I started in the fall, and I’m still going in the spring. By the time I completed Mark Schaefer’s personal brand master class last December 4, I had already posted the first article on my blog. In the Read more
Why should you secure your Facebook account with two-factor authentication? Because you don’t want to have to post this: I’ve used Facebook since Jan. 19, 2008. More than 17 years of my memories and messages are sitting on Meta’s servers, and it could all be erased or exploited if a Read more
With a collection of skills used to send messages, make phone calls, play music, and control connected home devices, Amazon has sold 600 million Alexa-enabled devices since it launched in 2014. Alexa is a voice assistant with an “always on” microphone constantly listening for its wake word. Once heard, Alexa Read more
Technology is amazing. It helps us stay connected with loved ones. It enables scientific breakthroughs like Microsoft’s recent announcement of a new type of matter. And it makes it possible for more people than ever before to easily know more about us and to do more things with that information Read more
The middle of February is tough. In the northeastern U.S., spring is still a month away, and the weather is cruel. Leaden sky. Damp, bone-chilling temperatures. Forecasters warning about the next round of wintry mix. It feels like the universe is sucking the joy right out of your soul. We Read more
Technology should work for you. But sometimes, it doesn’t. What’s one tech frustration – phone, email, social media accounts, computer, etc. – you wish could just work the way it should? Reflections Looking back at my last few posts, it may sound like I know a lot. Certainly I want it to Read more
Lately, artificial antelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere you turn, and not always in a positive light. The AI word soup is almost as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. It’s all ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, LLMs, AGI, hallucinations, code injections, and on and on. It feels like AI is Read more
Change is hard. Change by yourself can seem impossible. I used to be pretty unhealthy. More than 15 years ago, I was pre-diabetic and struggled with frequent back pain. I was a health disaster waiting to happen. That changed when I joined a gym and started taking my health seriously. Read more
