BlackBerry & our Rage Against the Machinations of Change

by | May 24, 2023

Nothing earth-rattling ever happens at a world café.  No yelling. No double-dealing in the back room. No character assassinations in the media.  Just listening and talking to seek common ground and understanding via a few hours of facilitated conversations in...

Money is on the move; do you know where it is taking you?

by | May 16, 2023

When the last bank branch closed on Grand Manan Island last summer, there were the expected stories that this was an example of the continuing loss of a rural island way of life.  Cue the sad fiddles and penny whistle.  What, posited the news stories, happens to...

I’ve got a beef with AI – and so should you

by | May 12, 2023

 AI-filtered humanity produces a bitter brew.  Normally, my next sentence would tell you why. Hook, then sinker; the standard opening formula of writers everywhere.  But I’m breaking that rule today because that’s not what I originally wrote, and I want...