by Ken | Sep 20, 2020 | Business & Work, Editorial & Discussion, Everyday Life, Family & Personal, Politics, Economy, Science, Woodworking & Other Projects
Dinner with friends on the back deck Friday — Mer and I, cousin George, Jeff and Mike. It was a soothing evening with perfect weather between some seriously hot days recently and suddenly cold ones. Topped it off with just Jeff and us two with an episode of...
by Ken | Aug 14, 2017 | Editorial & Discussion
When asked if I prefer books or ebooks, my response was thus given: If I merely want the knowledge, digital is fine. But if I want the EXPERIENCE of reading, the physical media is part of the content. I use digital media to keep up on countless fields, but if...
by Ken | Nov 15, 2015 | Editorial & Discussion
If we do not grasp who our true abusers are, we do not understand why we are victims, or often know that we are victims at all. The sheep pens of humanity are filled with people who think they are victimizing and being victimized by each other. But they are not the...
by Ken | Feb 10, 2015 | Editorial & Discussion, Politics, Economy, Science
The Cuddlr app came out for Android, but I still am not sure about it. Apparently it’s doomed to failure according to critics. Is it due to collective social awkwardness toward strangers and even friends? Or are we so touch-starved all around that holding hands...
by Ken | Sep 3, 2014 | Editorial & Discussion
When the 219 resumed construction after all these years, I decided to capture it on film (figuratively these days). As I travelled to and from the farm so many times a year all those years, I captured their progress … building bridges and embankments,...
by Ken | Oct 5, 2012 | Business & Work, Editorial & Discussion, Everyday Life
What I did cannot be accurately described as “buying a phone”. In fact, I played with my Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket (S2) for several hours before thinking maybe I should use my “device” for calling someone. In one fell swoop, I Freecycled my...