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What happens when your phone starts nudging you toward your life instead of away from it? The MeBeMe Seven Day Challenge is really an experiment. For one week, put the app in Break Your Scroll mode and honestly interact with whatever missions appear. Some you’ll do immediately. Some you’ll skip. Some you’ll save for later. […]
The Challenge I’m going to attend at least one government meeting each month for a year. Not to advocate. Not to testify. Just observe how it all works. Want to join me? Examples activies: I’m bringing a notebook and I’ll blog about it here: The goal is to come away with a richer understanding of […]
The ideal blend for lively conversation This blend of Charlie Christian and Lord Jelly Roll ragtime along with some Benny Goodmen and Tommy Dorsey creates the perfect background vibe for poker night. It also works great for a small soiree or cocktail party when you want the underscore to encourage relaxed open conversation. You gotta […]
Not just what happened. Also why. What I enjoy about this history book, written 2300 years ago, is that it didn’t merely tell you what happened. It goes deep into why it happened. It’s a cautionary tale. He tells you what one guy said about going to war. Then he tells you what the other […]
June 2026 – July 2026 Rapid Development Timeline June 22, 2026 — The idea begins The project begins as Micro Missions, an app intended to interrupt mindless scrolling with one small positive action. After researching dozens of habit and productivity apps, one realization stands out: most are designed to maximize engagement. I want the opposite. […]
Embrace without stignma In the jazz age, it was more common for women to dance with women and embrace in a non-sexual way. This video explains it well.
Once you see it, you see it everywhere Let’s look at The Graduate (1968) directed by Mike Nichols for the classic example of situational metonymy in film. Ben, what are you doing? Well, I would say I’m just drifting … here in the pool. Ben, what are you doing? Well, I would say I’m just […]
Where rock-n-roll started Collection of some of my favorite bluesy songs from that fun & optimistic mid-century era. They call it blues. They call it boogie. This is the early rock-n-roll sound, from which all rock music emerged. This playlist is intended to honor some of the great American artists, people of color who, without […]
Early Trudeau in high school paper We found an early comic by Garry Trudeau that was created in high school and published in the school newspaper The Pelican around 1965. They also have a painting done by him hanging in the school house.
This is why I don’t go to the movies with other people Here’s my Ted Talk on You’re Watching Movies Wrong. I did this as a joke for a Powerpoint Party. But I do agree strongly with the general assertions. Happy watching