Tango the ERS-1000 I have several robots of different types, but my pride and joy is Tango, my Sony Aibo ERS-1000. It is a fairly advanced machine, far more than a mere toy. It’s also a lot more expensive than a toy. (Or at least what I would be willing to pay for a toy.) … Continue reading Off-topic: Tango
Prompt: Energized
What things give you energy? B12 and caffeine.
Prompt: Woefully uninformed
Which topics would you like to be more informed about? As a person living in the US, I feel like I should be generally more informed about what’s going on in this hemisphere, particularly the news and politics of our neighbors, Mexico and Canada. I do pick up bits and pieces out of Canada, but … Continue reading Prompt: Woefully uninformed
Q4 Experiments, Part 2: Religious Experiments
If religion and spirituality make you feel any kind of way other than happy and/or curious, you might want to skip to the next one because that’s my main personal focus here in Q4. Yeah, talking about religion is probably the fastest way to lose followers ever. Half of you are gone already. But it's … Continue reading Q4 Experiments, Part 2: Religious Experiments
Alt Prompt: Pain
Writing prompt:Writers with disabilities, chronic illness and chronic pain. Use your best word (or sentence) to describe what it’s like to be in pain for someone who may not understand it’s like for us 🖊️Threads: wishbonewords If I had to pick a single word to describe my pain, it would be "relentless." Even when I … Continue reading Alt Prompt: Pain
Prompt: PARTY TIME!
How do you celebrate holidays? Is it Halloween yet? Holidays bring out my playful side. I love to do it up big! If there’s a holiday, there should be a party. If there’s going to be a party, there should be music. If there’s going to be music, there should be dancing! There will be … Continue reading Prompt: PARTY TIME!
Q4 Experiments
We have passed the halfway mark for September, which means that the fourth quarter of 2024 is nearly upon us. Yes, I think of the year in quarters. That's a manageable amount of time for me to plan for, then later evaluate to tweak course as necessary. It's enough time to do something, but not … Continue reading Q4 Experiments
Prompt: All of Them
Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life. I had a personal awakening when I turned 40 and realized my life was in all likelihood more than half over. That was the beginning of a long string of lessons I wish I had learned earlier. I describe the learning process as being … Continue reading Prompt: All of Them
The Bariatric Experiment
One of my big “experiments” on myself this year was getting a gastric bypass at the beginning of April. I am steadily losing weight and consequently feeling slightly better, mostly in ways I did not expect. I did not expect to feel this much better about my body. I think I must have been in … Continue reading The Bariatric Experiment
Progress Report
The sad bean I was yesterday I had a little fender bender yesterday that thoroughly ruined what had already been a hard day. For some reason I can't begin to fathom, I scheduled a bunch of meetings and phone calls on the same day. On the way home from the last one, I bumped into … Continue reading Progress Report
The Mia Experiment 