ADB-230221#496 — I grew up with an 18" black and white television with rabbit ears. We got about three-and-a-half channels when there weren’t clouds in the sky. I used to imagine I could tell what colour the Muppets on Sesame Street were by their particular shade of grey.

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ADB-230219#494 — At the age of six or seven, I would marvel at my mom’s ability to draw on paper with permanent marker. She could make long straight lines and vast sweeping curves without drawing aides. She could colour FAST within the lines, and deftly correct any small errors by thickening a…

ADB-230218#493 — You know those big warning labels on everything? They’re for idiots, yes, but also to protect the manufacturer from litigation. You can’t sue us, because we told you not to put the plastic from the dry cleaner in the crib with the baby! We told you not to use the…

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ADB-230215#490 — You see this beautiful winter photo I took, walking along the Millennium Trail in Picton? It’s deceiving for a bunch of different reasons that I’ll get into. I should also point out the obvious: it is also allegorical! So read closely. In the spirit of full disclosure, this is a…

ADB-230214#489 — I’ve noticed something on Medium that is getting out of hand. No, it’s not the insipid self-help effluent. No, it’s not the tiresome side-hustle-tested get-rich-quick quackery. It’s the boring, pedantic A.I. article fluff that is filling Medium like a fucking cordyceps fungus fills a human host in The Last of…

ADB-230213#488 — The Six Grand Inhibitors Many people have harsh voices in their head — some louder than others — that speak up when you are trying to create something. I call these the Grand Inhibitors because their main job is to act tough and build a barrier between you and your work. The Procrastinator tells…