On Houses and Homes
Is there a difference between the two? My impression in reading on the subject and talking to people over the years is that most of us sense intuitively, if only at a superficial level, that the two are not entirely…
On the Goodness of (Real) Food
I’m sure I don’t have to tell you that food in the twenty-first century has become hi-tech. Which is to say, we have in some measure virtualized what we eat. Brilliant scientists have been paid to synthesize sweet, sour, and…
Being Connected to People (Not Programs)
If you’re following this blog, you’ve already heard a fair bit about limits. Hopefully, you recognize that you have some, and you’d like to live in a way that respects those limits and makes the most of your humanity. One…
Celebrating Untech
What do I mean by untech, and why celebrate it? This is tricky. ‘Technology’ is a loaded word with broad and diverse definitions and applications. The ‘tech’ prefix, or suffix, is used all over the place to refer to more…