Author Archives: DAK

Speaking of life beyond the confines of our pile of dirt, what will it mean to the world if and when we DO find extraterrestrial life? There’s a lot of talk about how the very idea of it will be … Continue reading →

Back when Copernicus was blowing minds with his heliocentric view of the solar system and reigniting the old Greek concept of the plurality of worlds, the idea that we, as a planet, weren’t all that special after all came to … Continue reading →

So I first wrote the title “echoes in the aether” and felt very smug at how erudite and clever I would look to my zero followers… and then I glanced down at my other post titles and saw that I … Continue reading →

I’m in China (again)! I really don’t know how many times I’ve been here and I wish there was some way to look up your passport information and find out where you’ve been through the years. Yes, I know that … Continue reading →

You know that thing where Twitter was cool and then it sucked and then Threads was cool and now it’s boring? I feel like that’s all trauma-bonding, because Threads is actually great and only seems boring because it lacks the … Continue reading →

I’ve had this blog for over 20 years. Again. I’ve had this blog for over TWENTY YEARS! It would be more impressive if I’d made entries every day instead of letting months (years?) go by without checking in; the achievement … Continue reading →

You know what, though? I like writing and I miss doing it more often. I like a lot of things that I wish I did more often, truth be told. Writing being one of them, going to shows being another, … Continue reading →

I have had this blog for 22 years. I have had this blog long enough for a baby born on the same day I started this thing to have grown up, graduated high school, taken a gap year backpacking around … Continue reading →

In a stunning display of intense creative motivation, I am posting again… though this is really more of a postscript. For the spambots that follow me, I’ve been working on re-designing my photography site. It’s not done, needs speed enhancements, … Continue reading →

Imagine my surprise and horror to discover that the last time I posted on this site was in 2017. Imagine it! No, seriously do it right now. Imagine my checking in on my site and chuckling at my own linguistic … Continue reading →