This is the blanket that I’ve had on my bed mostly continuously since I was born, fifty years ago. It is 50 years old. My mom made it. Once upon a time, it had Holly Hobbie and her friends printed on it, but they have long since worn off. As a kid, this covered my … Continue reading “On 50 years”

I grew up in eastern Oklahoma, and it surprises a few people that mining was a part of my family’s, and eastern Oklahoma’s, history. My great great grandfather emigrated from Yorkshire to the coal mines of southeastern Oklahoma, a place so prosperous they had interurban train lines, brick streets, and minor league baseball teams. The … Continue reading “What will the AI Boom leave behind?”

It’s a tight economy for almost everyone out there, so it’s time to shop like we were taught in Home Economics. In Home Ec– oh yes, I’m old, some of you didn’t take Home Ec. Some of you did, but the other half of the year was Shop. I’m sorry, Technology Education. Look, I’m old. … Continue reading “Ridiculous things: comparison shopping”