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- Data Responsibly
We need mandatory third party security and privacy audits to matter as much to the directors and...
- Princes and Madmen
A strange idea came to me in conversation the other day, namely that my experience with...
- Exposed! And a Target?
Apparently not noticing one's furnace isn't working can lead to health issues. So, two days ago...
- PSA: Northern Aspirations
The municipalities of North Simcoe have a Community Safety and Well
- Archive: Rent or Own?
Almost thirty years ago my parents were looking at buying a home, and that got me interested in the...
- Person Imperfect
I'm not perfect, neither are you: "Suck it up buttercup!" Okay, I have hard time saying things...
- ‘Catchy / Cheesy’ and Opinionated Headlines Here — Not a News Site
Headlines which are catchy (and possibly 'cheesy') belong on a personal blog like this one that is...
- Not So Indefatigable
I may sometimes seem like I "keep on ticking" no matter what happens, or am constantly 'making...
- A Vexing Question
It not "mirror, mirror on the wall" but the "sound of silence". Have I asked too many difficult...
- ‘Fixer Upper’
I've fixed some issues with the site that resulted from the change of primary domain, especially...
- If You Don’t Talk, They Won’t Listen
The Government of Ontario has quite a number of surveys
- My Bowels, Like Water
I discovered that a rather delicious meal I ate contained milk. It was unpleasant because I am
- Renaming Blog
I've decided to rename my blog (although I will be maintaining redirects from the old addresses of...
- Poor Man’s Pancakes
Many, even in my own country of Canada, might think that homemade pancakes every morning would be a...
- Personal(ity) Minority
Since I'm working on planning my future and I happened to find out that the
- Today the World Will Be a Little Better — We Need That!
Today is Donald Trump's last day as the president of the United States, and the first day of their...
- T -2 And Personal Reset
No it's not the 'big red button'! T -2 means out reality is going to get a bit of reset toward...
- Fixing a Post and It’s T -3
I must have fallen asleep between starting and finishing my
- Local Artisan Supporting Mental Health
A local artisan who makes handmade leather products (currently totes, hand bags, and journal cove
- Computer Art
Hah! I bet you were expecting me to have to be posting about computer-generated art, not art I've...
- Covid Cut Day 21, T -8 and an Epoch Fail
It's been a busy five days since I last posted, but first: after three weeks my covid desperation...
- A Question That Frightens
How much damage can Trump do in the thirteen days that remain in his term? Barring a 25th...
- Covid Project Blues
Sadly this is not a post about a Blues music project during the Covid-19 pandemic. It's just me...
- Covid Cut – Day 14
Well 14 days later it's still not horrible, and really much different from a professional cut at...
- Rotten Eggs and SPAM
Apparently when one has a site that has a custom contact form one don't attract the same level of...
- Frontline Still Forgotten
In a previous post I opined that we need to remember forgotten frontline workers like grocery...
- Ads ≠ Tracking
There are sites that do ads right; I don't block their ads. Too many sites though tie their ad...
- Updates for New Year
You may have noticed some minor upgrades to the site (like a feature image for most posts and a...
- Covid Cut – Day 1
Day 1 of my covid desperation (self)-haircut looks okay, but I've noticed that if it gets out of...
- Why This Blog Doesn’t Cover Family
It's not just that I live alone, nor is it that I don't think about family (and friends and...
- 2005 Schizophrenia Talk
I've pulled another item from the archives, this time a talk/paper I wrote about schizophrenia...
- Pandemic Incompetence
The short and sweet summary of why I think QAnon, "Deep State", and a plethora of other vast...
- Two More From the Archives
Pulling a couple of pieces from the archives: A silly little poem about loss and longing from 1994...
- The Forgotten
TL;DR Our grocery clerks and other essential workers need their pandemic 'hazard' pay back. They...
- I Support Local, But…
Local journalism is a great thing to support, but there are limits to what that means. In this case...
- Think for Yourself, Not Your Guru
Briefly: For many people, 'think for themselves' really means thinking the same way as their...
- Dodging Political Bullets
No, this isn't about how to do politics and not get in trouble. This is a quick little piece where...
- PSA: Protecting Seniors’ Income
Seniors and anyone who knows a senior on
- Moved and Renovated Site
I have moved this website to a new provider and back-end, and in process I've done major...
- Finding Satisfaction
Barring certain dire circumstances, or a medical condition such as ‘clinical’ depression, one...
- Dangers of Dissatisfaction
This shouldn’t be a news flash, but being dissatisfied, despairing, or fearful makes you...
- The Town is Asking, Will You Answer Or Complain Later?
Below I have three current ‘public engagement’ efforts by the town. Will you participate or...
- Dig Down the Barriers
Having heard the complaint the the Town of Midland doesn’t care about accessibility and being...
- Risking Portal to the Void
So I’ve done it. I’ve initiated the deletion of my Facebook account (they don’t actually...
- And I Thought My Finances Got Messy
Apparently the Town of Midland's internal finances were a bit 'messy' but according the new CFO and...
- Drugs and Trafficking in Simcoe: Possible Good News
Maybe it’s not all bad news. Perhaps the issue is that big city criminals are getting desperate...
- WIP: 23 (Title To Be Decided — Song of the Free?)
This is work in progress poem I am occasionally poking at, but I like the concept enough to share...
- Beating An Encrypted Horse
Midland Encrypted Police Records or C'mon Folks, Elvis Has Left the Building. There is an offer of...
- Poetry From The Archives
I’ve begun the gradual pull of things of items from archives into the new site. For the moment I...
- Moved ‘professional’ away — This is personal
I've moved my "professional / technical" content to https://www.danielfdickinson.ca. This site will...
- Mutual Aid in a Fragmented Society (COVID-19 Response)
People wanting to help and people needing help want to connect but in a fragmented society it is...
- MPS Encrypted Data
A Summary of the Battle Over Encrypted Midland Police Service Data
- Schizophrenia Talk
A fairly comprehensive talk I wrote about my experience with schizophrenia for a 'CMHA Consumer...
- The “Everything’s Fine” Mask
Let us all play pretend.Let us show the world I will not end.Let us all play...
- About the Trash
There's smoke in the air and musicpoundingin my earsThere's cracks in the floorand glass under my...
- Twice
Tis twice nowthat friendship and lovehave died twin deathswhat was wasn't and what wasn't wasto...
- November
I walk in the last mournful raysof November sunlighttheir pale lightfailing, so it seemslike a...
- Foolishness
A silly little poem of loss and longing from the archives.
- Thoughts on a New Room
I have a space of four wallsbetween me and the worldIt is a mess but it is mine A private...
- The Colombian Drug Cartel
For kicks, a high school essay from 30 years ago about the a particular cartel -- long before the...
- Virtual Reality: The Potentials and the Pitfalls
I've pulled out an almost thirty year old essay about 'virtual reality' from my high school years