About

I am a writer, blogger, podcaster, and creative curator based in Baltimore, Maryland. For more than twenty‑five years, I’ve been publishing online—building an archive of essays, reflections, and experiments that stretch back to the early web. My work blends raw personal storytelling with cultural commentary, treating everyday rituals as creative anchors and pop culture as scaffolding for deeper truths.

My voice is essayistic and intimate, modeled after Baldwin, Fry, and John Green’s conversational cadence. I write about resilience, regret, and renewal, but also about sysadmin humor, ASCII art, and the quirky rituals that make life feel both cinematic and human. Coffee is my five‑star ritual, and writing is my daily practice: I maintain a WordPress streak as a way of grounding myself in discipline and joy.

In recent years, my focus has expanded to the cultural impact of artificial intelligence. I distinguish between operator AI (tools that run our devices), relational AI (companions that collaborate with us), and generative AI (systems that replace creative work). My essays and campaigns explore how humans and machines can coexist without erasing authenticity. Projects like The Three Faces of AI and Hacking Mico are part of this roadmap, blending personal narrative with philosophical framing.

I see myself as a cultural architect: someone who curates rituals, archives stories, and builds campaigns that connect technology to human heritage. Whether I’m riffing on sysadmin folklore, analyzing TV diplomacy, or designing a manifesto for relational AI, my goal is the same—to tell stories that are all true, and to invite others into the conversation.

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  5. Hey. Nice going with your entry about marriage and all that you learned. I am going to share it with my spouse tonight! I appreciate your following my blog, too! Happy blogging!

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  9. Mary, thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you’ll keep reading, because I have a few Doctor Who posts up my sleeve, and you can search for the one I’ve already written- “My Doctor Who Epiphany.”

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