2 days ago4 min readLet’s Get Weird!Words are weird. The word “weird” is a particularly weird word. Aside from the spelling, the way it has been used is hard to pin down,...
Oct 166 min readWelcome to the Rage Machine!One of my all-time favourite songs is Welcome to the Machine , by Pink Floyd. While the song appeared on the 1975 album Wish You Were...
Jun 12, 20223 min readKilling in the Name!Who’d have thought that music could be political? Or that musicians might have political views? Let’s take the song Killing in the Name...
Jun 5, 20223 min readApathy!As I have noted before, I tend to avoid politics as a primary focus of my writing. But this last Ontario election worries me quite a...
May 15, 20223 min readAn Honest Man!The Greek philosopher Diogenes is famous for carrying a lantern during the day, claiming he was “searching for an honest man”. Yet...
May 1, 20223 min readSilos!“Why can’t we all just get along?” This was the question asked by the incomparable Jack Nicholson in Mars Attacks! Nicholson’s...
Apr 24, 20224 min readJust asking questions!“That is the question!” Or is it? The problem with many questions nowadays lies in the motivations behind the asking. By quoting out of...
Mar 20, 20224 min readTrust The Science!“Only a Sith deals in absolutes.” A vastly amusing quote from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, about which I will, erm, make...
Mar 13, 20224 min readTwo Years In!In Canada, it was almost exactly two years ago that the COVID-19 lockdowns started. When students went away on March break, and didn’t...
Feb 27, 20224 min readSchool!Over the decades, the way we listen to music has changed, and it’s interesting to wonder about the implications of those changes. Prior...
Jan 16, 20224 min readThank you Dr Fauci!While I try to focus on technology, InfoSec, project management, and similar disciplines, I sometimes feel a need to comment on other...