(From 2018) I have two boys born nearly 10 years apart. I am grateful for that gap more often than I regret it. Like most people I was (and continue to be) bewildered by the task of raising decent human beings. I have an odd, paradoxical reaction to parenting advice, whether it comes in a … Continue reading Alien Parenting
BlueGriffon
I've been dipping my toe in the waters of website creation. I haven't yet downloaded the free trial for Dreamweaver because, well, the due date is more than 7 days away. However, I really don't feel like I can leave all the work to be done in a week so I've been having a look … Continue reading BlueGriffon
Tools vs Toys
I am not a Luddite, no matter what my children say. What I do object to is this bizarre belief that all new developments in technology are good and necessary, or even useful. In an article titled, "The Myth of Inevitable Technological Progress" or "The biggest lie tech people tell themselves — and the rest … Continue reading Tools vs Toys
I, robot…Ay! Robot!
They say that the robots are coming for our jobs (I don't know who this they is, I just heard it somewhere). I wonder though, if the real concern isn't that robots will be taking over our jobs but that we have begun to adapt our expectations so that they might be met by a … Continue reading I, robot…Ay! Robot!
Alchemy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.— William H. Gass It is a truth universally acknowledged that a person of science can't write. Universally acknowledged but probably bunk, in most cases. That said, writing so that someone can understand what you've written without too much effort - … Continue reading Alchemy for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Comfortable Words
(Regarding Jazz Vespers - from Bread for the Saints 2011) Many years ago, I sang in the choir at the Church of Saint John the Divine in Victoria, at the 11:00 Choral Eucharist – which was nearly always a Book of Common Prayer service. I remember that my favourite part of the service was “Hear … Continue reading Comfortable Words
Elizabeth Knighton Brown 