- This Moment
A short poem that I was inspired to write after a short drive running errands, and I was absorbed momentarily into the beauty of the natural world around me. Read more of my poetry on my blog. The media report this season is warmer, The scientists …
- Shells.
Friend, are you okay? How are you? Is it going well? Or is it a tough time? You can tell me, brother. My ear is yours at this moment, sister. Friend, if I have things you need to borrow, please ask me. I appreciate you. I appreciate the person that …
- "I Am the Wilderness": On Trust & Community
Trust is a word and a concept that is on my mind lately. Trust is an idea that permeates all levels of our waking consciousness, and impacts how we build connections and relationships with other human beings. It is something impossible to ignore, yet …
- Middle Path.
The answer suddenly appeared that the only way to solve my dilemma of two split worlds was to find the middle path. This thought emerged to me, as I stood under the warm stream of water in the same shower I had used countless times over the last ten …
- Synchronized
Read more of my poetry on my blog. one, two I fell in love with you Caught me by surprise three, four My focus was on you There was me, you, & the road five, six I took each breath Felt each beat of my heart seven, eight I realized Your rhythm Pulled …
- Better Than I Knew Myself.
There are moments I reflect back on my life when I met someone who interacted with me in an impressive way. Though unknown to me then, I feel now that they perceived my authentic, true self when I was still searching. In those moments, I think about …
- Saying No.
For a long time, it was a “yes”. For a few years, I was pulled in by the fiscal lure. There are no manuals for someone who grows up having less to suddenly land at a juncture of having more. So I had to be my own guide. While I was saying “yes”, I …
- Cyclical Nostalgia.
A part of me holds nostalgia for this aspect of the Internet I grew up with. Back when blogs played a bigger role in shaping and developing the Internet culture, and being the exemplar way of how we sought to express ourselves online (or, perhaps for …
- Computer Human.
Recently a Spotify playlist curated into my feed. The playlist was a perfect match for my soul when I needed it most. This led me to wonder, who or what curated this playlist? What caused it to appear in my feed that day? The era of disc jockeys and …
- 2021 OSI Board of Directors Statement of Intent
This first appeared on the Open Source Initiative Wiki. In light of the election update this year, I am republishing my statement of intent on my personal blog. No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive. Mahatma Gandhi I believe in the value …