There's so much to say about the French Riviera, but let's just start with an interlude crossing Monet, Antibes, and a short visit. Here's the Monet painting of old Antibes, Afternoon Effect as hanging in…

A year ago, I started using an Oppo N1 mobile phone. It's been my daily phone since. I've tried to separate thoughts on the phone hardware itself from the operating system which it runs. The…

Akido of Abuse Akido is a martial art of momentum. You use your opponent's attack against them and redirect their energy into a defense of yourself. It's also a difficult and valuable skill to learn…

A couple of weeks ago, @MuckRock tweeted results from FOIAs submitted two years ago: As you can see in the MuckRock response docs my name was specifically included. The lack of results reminded me of…

"If you feel your world is full of abuse, maybe in fact, you are surrounded by abusers." -- Me in 2012 "We were out a bar one night. We got a little drunk, but were…