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Croisant & Tiramisu
Nala, the tan colored pup, is a “miniature boxer”--part Boxer, Boston terrier, and Pug. Oscar is a red Boston Terrier. Nala is at least ten pounds heavier and eleven inches longer than Oscar, and yet she somehow manages to contort into a small enough shape to fit into...
We Need Diverse Books
Did you know that Boston Terriers come in all sorts of colors, including lavender? It’s not common knowledge as they’re not mentioned much in the media. Diversity is like that. What we see, read, and hear about others helps those of us who can’t experience the whole...
Zeitgeist Resurgence Newsletter: April Edition
Helping HandsWe just launched our First Newsletter, Zeitgeist Resurgence! The topic Zeitgeist Synergism has been split into three newsletters delivered on April 21st, 28th, and May 5th. After which we’ll return to a quarterly newsletter. Zeitgeist is the thoughts,...
The Problem Isn’t AI – Pt. 1
There are three ethical problems with AI and none of them have anything to do with the technology itself and everything to do with the people behind AI. Starting with #3 - NOT LEARNING FROM OUR PAST: We continue to develop AI technology in the same way we approached...
Revising a labor of love
In 2011, shadows came to life, hiding from the sun in tiny crevices while stalking my teenage heroine. Donor was self-published in 2013. I made a few mistakes. One was trying to release the novel in parts like a serialized story. Keeping in mind this was...
The Self-Made Myth
There’s a myth about the self-made man that has been around since the eighteenth century. Synonymous with the “rags to riches” story, the idea is that a person can succeed through his or her own ingenuity and hard work. The idea is also the underpinnings of “The...
One of These Things Is…
In the movie Arrival, linguistics professor Louise Banks studies an alien race’s language. As a result, her understanding of time expands beyond the chronological as most of us perceive it to be. She is profoundly changed and no longer sees life as linear. What if we...
Looking Beyond Simplicity
What is a circle? There's the geometry, the science, the math, the allegory, the cultural significance, the traditions, the psychology, the social constructs, and the subconscious symbolism. There's the many ways it can be used in design, in architecture, in...