*Navigating Cognitive Dissonance in the AI Age of Digital Immortality R. Lee Townsend In the vast expanse of human experience, the passage of time and the march of aging have always been our constant companions, shaping our lives, memories, and identities. It started in the mid-19th century with the development of daguerreotype, the birth of […]
I work in the services industries, and as such am self-employed. Not having a single direct employer means that those I serve directly pay me. So it’s in everyone’s interest for me to provide the very best service possible by providing what was requested, or more, and establishing and maintaining accurate expectations. My “employer” doesn’t […]
Like many, I’ve had several Covid scares since February of 2020, together with some major life changes, including loss of parents/family, personal quarantine, career layoff and subsequent retirement. I was able to dodge the bullet until September of 2021, uninfected and unvaxxed. And then it caught up with me on September 20th. While early in […]
It has been said that the lights that burn the brightest and the hottest are the first to go out. Anyone who knew Matt saw that white-hot flame in him. Despite his health issues, which he never dwelt upon and seldom even spoke of, I never remembered him as anything but positive and upbeat, someone […]
Aware of my flair for the obvious, I can unequivocally state that this music business is hard. It always has been, but with the advent of the digital explosion it has gotten even harder. In fact, it has tilted the table in a wholly different direction. The proliferation of the internet, together with the ubiquity […]
In 2004, as an attempt to bolster a flagging General Aviation population, the FAA created the Sport Pilot classification of pilot certification. This allowed anyone with a valid driver’s license to earn and maintain flight privileges without the need to have a regular Class C medical certification from an FAA-approved Aviation Medical Examiner declaring that […]
caught ‘tween the tears of the poet and the peaceful bliss of the sleeping
Those who know me are aware that I frequently engage but try to apply critical thinking to all sorts of conspiracy theories. The term itself has a negative connotation, but some conspiracy theories are eventually proven as fact; just because it’s labeled a conspiracy theory doesn’t automatically negate its veracity. One can either blindly and […]
Aside from music, ever wonder what musicians talk about when you see them huddled together? It depends upon the age group. In our teens, we talk about our dreams. In our 20s, we talk about our women and conquests. In our 30s, we talk about our wives. In our 40s, we talk about our kids. […]
Well, here we go again…wondering if this is going to become an annual October ritual. Last Tuesday morning, I got up and wasn’t feeling too good, scratchy throat, mild fever, cough, sniffles, ya know, common cold stuff. As a precaution I took one of the rapid covid tests. 15 minutes, negative. Good. So I settled […]