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Introspection

Symbols and Association

The feelings associated with typefaces change over time.

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Science is a Sugar Cube

An odyssey in household dialect.

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Sea of Information

The Wende Muesum in Los Angeles has book-lined halls. The books are written in a language I do not understand, using an alphabet I do not know.

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Hiking

Hiking is a great activity. The only equipment you need is shoes. Also, a network of geosynchronous satellites connected to a miniature portable computer that tells you where the heck you are.

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Small Mournings

Mourning is about adapting to new circumstances.

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What Mourning Feels Like to Me

After my mother died, I learned a few things about mourning.

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Wisdom Comes from Pain

A wise woman once said, “Wisdom comes from pain. If you’re lucky, it’s someone else’s pain.”

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Music from the 21st Century: How I Found Remembered Sound

Once upon a childhood, I sat in a living room and listened to a record. Decades later, I wanted to hear those mostly-forgotten sounds again. This is the story of my quest to find them. I remembered a heavily synthesized quality to the music. It made me think of science fiction. Part of the music […]

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Fonts & Feelings

In the 1980’s, a friend of mine had a Macintosh. It was the first time I got to play with a list of fonts. The fonts were named after cities, like Athens, Chicago, and Toronto. As a kid, I knew some of the city names. However, at the time, Toronto was just a word I […]

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Ghosts in the Sky

Anything that burns was once alive.