Can Consciousness Save Us?
Should we care about artificial intelligence, AI? As someone pointed out to me, it's doubtful it will really replace drivers because a computer cannot make the same type of judgments. If a situation occurred in which a driverless car had [...]
Measuring Our Differences
As we measure and take stock of our differences, it's important that we not make them weapons. The attack on the mosque in London is in the news this morning and it has provoked a response from social media. Retribution [...]
Today, I Am Crazy
When little things feel big, it's time to stop and reflect about those things that really matter.
Small Moments
Last night, I faced west and watched the sun fade. Most nights, I am awed by the beauty of the impending night. The sky a burst of color, I grabbed my camera and took a series of pictures, but a [...]
Mindfulness in Flux
It is often difficult to separate chaff from grain -- to winnow the wheat in the harvest -- the truth from that which becomes hidden. The concept, of course, requires some judgement, but that only infuses things with potential conflict. [...]
Life in Texas …
... or is it just for the moment? Yesterday, someone asked me where I am from. I struggled with the question and more with the answer. It turns out it's not as easy as it sounds. Well where were you [...]
Inspiration Point: A Daughter's View
A lot of things changed that summer. Let's take it back to 2008, when things may have seemed more simple, easier, but for me, it wasn't. Sure, I was the typical teenager who did not really understand what it meant [...]
Ode to a Google Doodle
A year ago today, google doodled Richard Oakes. I love google. Even when they were AI pretending to be IA and then did the old switcheroo and admitted it – well, sort of. I am prone to swim in strong [...]