Illusions of Self

Illusions of Self
I think I exist in the wrong century. Amazing, fantastical news like the results of UC Berkeley Professor Jack Gallant’s team research that proves that you can recreate, in technicolor pixels on a monitor, what your brain is...

16 Main Gallery – Artistic Haven.

16 Main Gallery - Artistic Haven.
I promised to visit Angela True’s new studio in downtown Madison awhile ago, and a combination of freedom from work and this morning’s beautiful weather gave me the chance. I enjoyed the walk from my neighborhood in warm...

A Sense of Community

A Sense of Community
I researched my family roots some this week in Cadiz, Kentucky. I have an unreal quantity of relatives in that town that I don’t know one thing about. I’m directly related to a man that settled there around 1820. The majority...

Finding Food to Eat in the Heartland

Finding Food to Eat in the Heartland
I’m amazed every time I go to a big box grocery store at the produce and products being sold for our consumption. This past Friday, I wanted some plum tomatoes. My nearest grocery had a pile of them, imported from Mexico and soft...

Walking for Exercise – Natural or Assisted?

Walking for Exercise – Natural or Assisted?
I used to refuse to carry a music device. Besides driving laws and insurance policies enforcing the idea that they are a safety hazard, I thought taking noise with me would counter the purpose of the walk: to relax my mind and exercise...