Author Archives: Rik Schell
An honest question
Why can’t I stop wondering how Pete Buttigieg pronounces the word “gif”?
Holiday snax
Just hanging out talking about fatburgs
Fatburgs can form on both sides of the Atlantic.
Sometimes nice things
The local public radio person came by and brought goodies, but also the news that they could move our spot to the middle of This American Life. I love being a supporter of the show, but it’s always irked me that our spot runs at the top when I often miss it (the show at …
What is a blog for, anyways?
Facebook replacement for posting about my life. Place to put private journaling that I can access from anywhere but no one else can see. Place to put private notes and ideas that don’t need to be formatted nicely (partial Google Doc replacement). A place online that belongs to me, not a big corporation. Place to …
Me and my dog
Add pictures?
Starting a blog in 2019?
So, it seems clear that while social media is a huge win for Mark Zuckerberg, it’s been a net loss for the world in general. I remember thinking 20 years ago that the internet’s fabled Killer App would be whatever convinced people to switch over to push media. I miss the days when I used …