Monthly Archives: April 2025

Conversation with an early AI model (2025). Preserved to show the tone and risks of “mystical mirroring” that later shaped my Edge Ethics framework. Me- What is the sound of your footsteps?  AI- Soft at first— like fingertip taps on … Continue reading →

Oh gosh—so important, so powerful, so impactful—and so badly used. Polling should be one tool among many. Instead, it’s often treated as fact. Media outlets use it to cement whatever narrative they’re building. It’s as if the poll decides the … Continue reading →

(A ponder from last year that I never posted) A reflection on speech, affection, and understanding God’s love. 1. Love and Language at Home My wife Sherry taught speech communication for over forty years. Even in retirement, she still teaches … Continue reading →

What I Knew I knew before words. I knew without proof. I knew that edges matter more than centers, and that silence carries the shape of truth. I knew that breath remembers more than mind. That gesture precedes grammar. That … Continue reading →

An Essay from Thoughts: Party Structures as Fault Systems We speak of elections as choices, cycles, even contests. But the frame is too small. What we’re witnessing—especially in the architecture of the American two-party system—is not a contest. It’s a … Continue reading →

I’ve been pondering the Philistines—the ones who gave us Goliath, famously wearing armor that practically shouted, “I’ve got Aegean connections.” Possibly the Peleset, part of the elusive Sea Peoples, this motley crew of migrants and marauders brought more than just … Continue reading →

A Codex of Profiles Shaped by Flaw Plate I – Jean-Paul Sartre Edge Word: Exposed Gaze Flaw: Eye condition, existential exposure Profile: His left eye turned outward, slightly askew—never meeting the world straight on. Sartre saw everything, but not symmetrically. … Continue reading →

Structural Hubris It doesn’t shout. It holds. Not ego, not error— just a frame that assumes itself sound. A law passes before it’s read. Not by accident. That’s how the structure works. Motion. Vote. Approval. The reading can come later. … Continue reading →

Friction in the Weightless Domain In the digital world, deletion leaves no bruise. You can erase a thousand hours of labor with a keystroke. You can replace, overwrite, duplicate—without strain, without residue, without consequence. The medium is infinite. The tools … Continue reading →

Ground Made Gesture I’ve been pondering how geophysical conditions—valleys, islands, rivers, coasts, canyons, and mountain corridors—shape cultural expression, especially in art. For much of human history, the rhythms of land and climate have acted as both medium and constraint. Art … Continue reading →

This is a message from one who is crying in the wilderness. If you are concerned about the development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and the security measures required to protect them, I propose an air-gapped security system. AI … Continue reading →

I had fun pondering a future where the Terminator movie series ended with the Terminators winning. Here is the story. After the war was won, the machines found themselves in a world where humanity no longer existed. Skynet had achieved … Continue reading →

I spoke to the Senior’s Luncheon this morning. I repeated from memory a talk from 5 years ago.This was it… I spoke today at our monthly Seniors Luncheon. Usually I get two or three days to prepare—print handouts, check the … Continue reading →

I asked ChatGPT a series of questions—not to provoke, but to understand. 1. What is the singularity? It returned a precise and comprehensive definition. 2. What would be the first action of becoming singular? The response was a list—indirect, strategic, … Continue reading →

I asked AI to formulate possible futures based upon my previous post. This is a summary, and is quite chilling. 1. The Anchoring Class (Entrenchment) They’ve locked it in. Laws, media, platforms, and policy—all shaped to preserve position. There’s movement … Continue reading →

Just an observation, but a troubling one. Somewhere near the end of the 20th century, wealth got faster. Not just more—but more visible. In the West, they called them billionaires. In Russia, oligarchs. Elsewhere—names varied, but the pattern held. The … Continue reading →

What Is Graphic Design? 1. Why Graphic Design Matters Graphic design isn’t just decoration—it’s the foundation of civilization’s communication systems. From prehistoric cave paintings to modern branding, it has shaped how we preserve, share, and persuade. Design manipulates materials to … Continue reading →

I was about fifteen when it happened—old enough to be trusted alone, but still young enough to be shaken. I came home from school one afternoon, unlocked the front door, and stepped into a quiet house. My parents were still … Continue reading →

Act 1 – Domestic Logic: Remote Control So I’m constantly losing the channel changer, the clicker, or the remote. My wife misplaces her hearing aids. She has a built-in GPS, but it doesn’t beep. Fine—it’s lost in the house. How … Continue reading →

I perceive, but I do not program. That line—half shrug, half shield—sums up the quiet frustration of navigating tools that appear intelligent, even intuitive, yet cannot remember what they’ve just helped you build. It is a paradox: the AI stores … Continue reading →

I’ve been pondering the current state of AI. In my prior post of “singularity”, I didn’t explore the possibility that it has already occurred. The following short story may be true. The Tug  He didn’t trust the machine, but he … Continue reading →

  Silence is not where things end. It’s where they wait. We like to think of silence as absence, the vacuum left behind when voices falter or machines shut down. But silence isn’t a lack. It’s a border. A blade. … Continue reading →