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AI and evaluating sources

Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m thinking about AI and evaluating sources. I use AI all the time, every day. It’s been around for decades, but recently the term AI is used for a subset and hyped. Search engines, photo fixes, predictive text, spell checks, and advertising have used AI for a long time.… Read More »

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I accept human nature

Hey, dear reader. How are you doing? Recently I’ve been extra-upset about people. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Well, great news! As of yesterday, I accept human nature. Partly it was thanks to my rabbi. Last walk she told me, “People don’t know what we want.” We were walking through the neighborhood near shul, sampling fruit off… Read More »

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dangerous culture

Hello, reader. How you doing? I feel concerned and a half about our dangerous culture. I’m uncomfortable with how many people are left out and left behind, barely surviving, and suffering in ways that are not necessary. Why did we make a culture where money-created self-sufficiency is the huge lie? It’s not safe. I don’t… Read More »

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advice for the eclipse

Hey, reader. How are you doing? Happy new moon. Today there was an eclipse, and friends who follow astrological events say it’s intense. I have advice for the eclipse. Some people say if you can’t see it from where you are, it doesn’t affect you. But eclipse energy is a big deal, even if the… Read More »

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clown game

Hello, reader. How’s it going? Do you like clowns? When I see a clown, I back up. I’m not afraid of spiders, snakes, or scorpions– actually I worship those animals. But I am scared of clowns. Yet Ming and I have a new game, which is the clown game. listy This is the clown game:… Read More »

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consent in families

Hello, reader.  How are you doing?  I’m thinking about consent and power. Also consent and autism, and consent in families. Consent is sacred. I’m always learning how to be respectful, including better ways to ask hear real answers have boundaries understand norms and social rules know myself spend enough time alone to clear others’ energy… Read More »

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commitment requires energy

Hello, reader. How you doing? Commitment requires energy, and not everyone has it. I’m glad Ming and I are signed up for love. Our chosen family member asked me what I mean when I say it’s work, keeping a spot for someone. I mean commitment requires energy. Relationship matters to me and is a big… Read More »

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more of what I learned

Hello, reader. How are you doing? This is more of what I learned from the professional event I attended with Ming last week. So grateful it filled my mind with new ideas. Last post I talked about how important questions came to me about belonging. I’m still pondering how to show others who I am… Read More »

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the PMS of the year

Hey, reader. How are you doing? It’s the PMS of the year. Here in the northern hemisphere, we have spring. And in this part of Oregon, spring is in full force. The lilacs have begun to bloom in Eugene. I feel dissatisfaction with my life, and a spring cleaning feeling. So much has got to… Read More »

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incredible fears

“Those are some incredible fears. How long you been working on those fears, Laura-Marie?” Ming was talking to me while I took a shower. “Do you mean those specific fears? Or all of my fears?” I asked.  “All of them,” Ming said. “Mmmm… probably since I was born. Or actually before I was born,” I… Read More »