the mental mulch pile
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What do we do about Facebook?
Every technology… every tool… that has ever been invented has the potential to be used for good or for evil…
Something Bookish Visual Identity Project
Something Bookish is the new editing and manuscript consulting company founded by my friend Stacey Kondla. She needed a logo, business card, and website, so we developed an icon comprised of the tools of her trade: pen, manuscript, and reading glasses. This is what we came up with…
When inaction becomes a choice
Admitting when you make a mistake is already hard. Admitting you made a mistake that ended up hurting others is even harder…
How to Accidentally Help Save a Heritage Building
So back in September 2016, I did a Pecha Kucha presentation where I talked about helping to save McDougall Church in downtown Edmonton from sale and possible demolition…
On friendship
So much on my mind today…
Things in this world that are good
Things in this world that are good (including but definitely not limited to)…
Welcome, circa. 2017b
Once upon a time, there was a company called Black Riders…
Welcome, circa. 2017a
Once upon a time, there was a company called Black Riders…
Technology and connection
So tonight's pondering is on the topic of technology and connection. And the position that I am going to argue is that no communications technology is inherently bad…
Choose wisely
When my father was a mere eleven years old, he left home and entered a military academy whose expressed purpose was to train the next generation of military officers…
Bedtime thought
So here's the thought I'm going to go to sleep pondering…
Today, and every day
Today, and every day, I am thankful…
A citizen of the spaces in between
Contemplating the notion that I am not so much a traveller…
Drift or swim
What's on my mind? A fair bit, as is my natural state, it would seem. So here's the thing...
Fighting the good fight
So I realized that my "curation" of my social timelines is awfully similar to my parenting style, with all the associated challenges…
Sometimes with grains of sand
In the face of a week that has contained a measure too much tragedy, pain, and personal disbelief at the insanity of the world, I want to publicly declare that I will not back down…
For all of us
If you know me, I think you’d say that I’m a pretty level-headed guy…
Welcome, circa. 2014
Once upon a time, there was a company called Black Riders…
Colophon 2012
THIS SITE WAS CREATED USING…
Welcome, circa. 2012–2013
Thank you for visiting the Black Riders website…