May 26, 2023

The news you need to know.

My roundup of this week’s news.

Raindrops of Leaf shot with iPhone 14 Pro. My photos available from Envato.

Instead of getting buried, get composted in a mushroom coffin.

News

May 19, 2023

The news you need to know.

My roundup of this week’s news.

My photos available from Envato.

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It’s a brawl world after all: Families fistfight over Disney photo op.

News

May 15, 2023

Automating capitalism through AI.

My father’s warning about technology from 30 years ago.

Jim Wolfe running the Sylvis booth at Folklife 1972

In finally getting around to assembling my father’s memoirs 30 years after his death, I was surprised at his insight in emerging trends that are coming to pass today. In Memoirs of a Professional Letter Writer his views on technology apply to AI as much as they did to automation in his time. As he noted: as a society, we repeat our missteps with alarming regularity.

Culture

May 13, 2023

The news you need to know: 5/13/23

My roundup of this week’s news.

From this week’s cemetour, Rushville, IN. My photos available from Envato.

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Man in Bud Light can costume arrested for DUI.

News

May 6, 2023

Finding cemeteries to explore.

Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville KY

If you’re a conscientious cemetourist you probably like to explore cemeteries on trips and vacations, or set the destination of a cemetery as part of a day trip. Here are a few of the methods I use to find the best haunts.

Culture Burial