My first real exposure to effective satire came from reading Gulliver’s Travels in high school. In some ways I’m embarrassed to admit this now because I wonder what more I could have learned and accomplished had I been exposed to this type of writing from an earlier age. After all, it is something I value…
Ever read Peter Pan dear readers? Or watch one of the many animated and live action movies that exist? Well, there is this idea out there that Peter Pan didn’t want to grow up and so he stayed in a state of perpetual childhood. Now, in the media it’s become rather common to refer to those…
After some much needed time away from the lab these past two days, I’ve had something of a breakthrough. I realized that not every solution calls for immediate action, dear readers. Sometimes an opportunity will present itself at the last moment, and allow you to regain balance taking you towards the direction you should be…
Do you ever find that you’re drawn to certain kinds of music, films, and foods when the weather starts to turn? And I’m not talking about commercially viable options, but the obscure memories you’ve cultivated because they remind you of specific feelings? I may have already written about this idea once this month, but September…
Self-help guides are everywhere. You cannot move within 30 links on the internet without hitting one. On top of that, there are over 240,000 self-help books available for purchase on Amazon. And I’m sure that many of them are fantastic, well-reviewed and considered best sellers. But the thing is, none of these books are really essential reading. Almost all of…
In computing language, source code is meant to be instructions for computers, often in an executable format. But sometimes a programmer will include the source code so that other users and programmers might benefit from the information – to study it and hopefully modify the results. Where technology intersects with human biology, that’s when it…
Being a human being, is sometimes about being, and sometimes it’s more than being human. I personally want for nothing when it comes to emotions, experiencing most of what life has to offer in my nerve-endings. Though there are some highs I’ll likely never witness, but that’s okay. Biologically I’m a special snowflake, and I…
After a long day at the office, salt mines or looking after the rug rat(s), we all need a bit of a breather, something to rejuvenate the mind, heart, and spirit. And that dear readers, is what we in the creative industry like to call striking a work/life balance. Well to be honest, in any industry…
There was a time not too long ago when September would roll around and my thoughts turned towards school and a year full of promise. Ever the optimist, but a little slow on the realism, somehow every school year start felt like it was going to be the year that would make my life all the…
Another month, another post about The Reading List, my ever-faithful and dear readers! In case you haven’t read that article yet, which is okay, because I’ve only been writing about it once a month, I’ll give you a quick update. The Reading List Every month, I turn back to The Reading List for another book…