Seasonal Happenings

Hello readers (whoever you may be). It's been a couple weeks since my last post, but I'm at it yet again. Admittedly I've started a handful of blog entries with a similar line, because I intend to write more than I actually do. Life is full of variety and sometimes…

Perception / Lost in Nature

At times life can be difficult, and at times feel unfair. Then there are moments where suddenly the magic that is life hits you, and you're swept off of your feet. I remember some years ago that life seemed to be teeming with magic. A step outside and nature would…

Wag of the tail

Every once in a while my mind wanders into the world of "what if". I'll look at something and wonder "what if it was x was used for y". The latest of these thoughts occurred to me when I walked inside my house during a break from work. As I…

Wandering Composition

I try to start my blog posts with a particular idea or subject in mind. There is sometimes some burning question that I'm looking to answer, or just an idea that I'd like to release from the confines of my mind. Other times I'll intend to write a story, just…

"It's not the desination, it’s the journey"

At a certain point in the past I lived a very sedentary lifestyle. Much of my existence revolved around a virtual existence on the internet. From social interaction to personal goals, it all existed within a world that did not exist in the physical sense. Whilst I had hundreds of…

Brief Ramblings on Commenting Systems

Amongst the many convoluted ideas I have that involve technology, I decided to keep the principle of "less friction" in mind for this blog up. While I spend many hours knee deep in data sets, analytics, and sometimes develop strategies to capture user activity during the day, I left all…

Breaking the Habit: Social Media

This is a story about how a small experiment lead me to breaking the habit of checking social media on regular basis. In my previous post I provided some back story of what lead me to consider this choice, which contained a bit about my experience on social media and…

What’s this about now?

As a bit of a disclaimer: Although I make some statements that come off as objective, this post is an opinionated post. As the content on this blog grows amd evolves, I am hopedul that my writing abilities will too. ..So, some of you are probably wondering "What the hell,…