Thoughtful or Kind

Most people confuse and misuse these terms. Although they overlap in a Venn diagram, they’re different entities. A woman I know recently brought water to a homeless man …

A Long Time Coming

I’m nervous, excited, anxious and overwhelmed. My head is still spinning with everything I’ve processed this last week. It’s the crescendo of a wild month that blindsided me. …

So Close.

It’s the first day of spring. Under a cloudy sky, the world is coloured in hues of brown and grey. The occasional sun makes the wet ground from …

AI Evolution.

Updated June, 2023 to include versions 5.1 and 5.2. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that AI is here. With the recent release of ChatGPT-4 …

Imposter Syndrome

It’s normal. That feeling when you’re doing something new, something different. You feel inadequate, unqualified, that you have no place doing the thing or being there in the …

Screening.

I watch a movie trailer in my palm; then glance at the two screens on my desk displaying 27 open tabs across three different browsers. Beside me, my …

Mid-Life Crisis?

What is middle age? When I was younger it was 40. Some yard on the block would randomly have a bunch of stupid flamingos and a sign announcing …

Self-Checkout.

Artificial intelligence and automation are evolving faster than even the smartest minds anticipated. Yet there’s still debate over things like self-checkout. This isn’t an attack on cashiers, I …

40 from 40

I did a cliché. I turned an age and made a list. This isn’t a list of wisdom, advice or lessons learned. It’s a collection of thoughts and …