Tribalism Humans are tribal and most of us belong to one or more tribes. Historically, these tribes were heavily influenced by family, location, and religion, and there often were not a lot of options for…
Date Archives April 2025
Us and Them – Part 1: And after all we’re only ordinary men
In 1976 I bought The Dark Side of the Moon album, played it to death, and decided that Pink Floyd was my favorite group of all time. Almost 50 years later, that hasn’t changed. But…
Harmony Road Retreats
5 Stars, would recommend Harmony Road Retreats organizes weekend retreats for members of the LDS/Mormon community who are on a faith journey. Their mission is to create compassionate settings where those experiencing faith challenges can…
What if all our beliefs are wrong? How would we know, and would we even care?
We all have beliefs, and most of us are pretty sure that our beliefs are correct (and that any belief others have that differs from mine is wrong). Beliefs are energy-saving shortcuts that allow us…
I might be retired now?
On Jan 28, 2025 I awoke to an email stating that Nuna (the company that I worked for) was dropping their core business and that I was laid off. I was neither surprised nor upset….
The LDS/Mormon transgender stance is inconsistent with their teachings
Many people, churches, and religions take a negative stance on transgenderism. This post is not going to argue why I think that they are wrong, but rather, I want to point out that the LDS/Mormon…
I finally learned how to turn a bowl on my lathe
My nephew is applying to a design school at Western Washington State University and decided that he needed a new wood working project to round out his portfolio. I have a very modest wood working…
Do Christians have better morals than Atheists?
Every few weeks, I see a question posted by Christians on Quora questioning if atheists have morals. For example: “If there is no God, no hell and no heaven, then why have we developed a…
I spoke at a community event about homelessness
I was invited to speak on Jan 23, 2025 at a community event in Shoreline, WA on the topic of homelessness, with the goal of raising support for Camp United We Stand (a county sanctioned…
Additional complexity operating value based health programs
Complexity 1: We generally do not receive claims in a timely manner If we always received the claim data during the same month in which the visit occurred, things would be much simpler, but we…