The Interconnected

Keeping the core running

In April of 2020, CGP Gray posted the following video:

On Not Writing in 2020

“Shakespeare wrote King Lear during a pandemic,” say the various productivity gurus. “Why can’t you?”

Aside from the utter silliness of each of us having a Lear in our heads just waiting for a once-a-century plague to break out, I have been shocked to find so…

That’s the way it’s always been

Reviewing my tweet feed today, I tripped over this post.

On Talisha Payton

Content warning for suicide.

Friends, I just received word that our own Talisha Payton died on July 15. A member of her family reached out to me via email. Talisha was one of the strongest, most independent, and determined designers I ever met. She was determined to do…

Chocolate bridges

A couple of years ago a Person of Power (PoP) ((In most cases the PoP has been an executive, but sometimes it’s a department manager with some extra budget or a division manager trying to make a name for themselves. The point is, it’s not someone the team could laugh at and say no to.)) came to…

Black Lives Matter

Black lives matter.
 Black men’s lives matter.
 Black women’s lives matter.
 Black children’s lives matter.
 Black disabled lives matter.
 Black LGBTQ+ lives matter.
 Black trans women’s lives matter.
 Black lives carrying guns matter.
 Black lives carrying toy guns matter.
 Black lives…