Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
When I say “the pursuit of happiness” in my blog tagline, I really mean it. I really care about the interconnection between women, technology, and happiness. I realize now that it’s impossible to talk about happiness without talking about politics. Because there is such a thing as the politics of happiness. Sometimes this becomes...
I’ve just finished listening for the second time to the audiobook version of Malcolm Gladwell‘s Blink. The book discusses psychological resesarch around rapid cognition and snap decisions and has plenty of findings and concepts relevant to usability and market research (with some good evidence of the limits of “just asking people what they feel...
Underground tunnel with emergency lighting – Uploaded by antarcticlemur. Four years ago, I was at work on the morning of September 11 , and I remember desperately trying to get to the CNN website to understand what was going on. Last year, when I first heard about the Madrid bombing, I visited CNN.com and...
London Bus after the blast – Originally uploaded by bakkeldotcom. I hate hate hate hate hate HATE bombs and the cowards who put them in buses, subways, trains, and buildings. I hate those who kill people (NO exceptions, not even “war”) to make a point, to create panic, or to feel safer. I cry...
Scott and I went to Philadelphia to “watch” Live 8 (it was mostly listening). A lot of people, hot but very nice weather, and the desperate search for good viewing places. Live 8 in Philadelphia – Crowd Live 8 in Philadelphia – Tree climbers Stop bitching, Start a revolution And now, click on the...
In August it will be 11 years since I moved to this Country. I think I am pretty well integrated (well, even more than I feel comfortable admitting). However, there are still a few things I cannot get used to and make me crazy. No matter what, there are things Americans do that I...