by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 28, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, Travel, Work, writing |
Leaving has always been important to me. I like travel and a sense of the unknown. Discovery has been a gateway drug for me for a long time—ever since I was a little boy. Even when I am tethered to a place because of work, lack of money, obligations or illness, I...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 19, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social |
I am living in Portland without a car and am loving it. The city’s Tri-Met system of integrated bus, street car and light rail is efficient and coordinated. I can text from any stop, with the stop ID, and know exactly when the next bus or train will arrive. As I...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 21, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Social, social media, Testing, Uncategorized, Work |
Today, March 21, 2018 one day after the spring equinox, this quote appeared in a New York Times article: “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you,” Mr. Zuckerberg said. At the same time, #deletefacebook is one...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 12, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, writing |
Oneirology (/ɒnɪˈrɒlədʒi/; from Greek ὄνειρον, oneiron, “dream”; and -λογία, -logia, “the study of”) is the scientific study of dreams. in-between a state or position that is in the middle between two other things : a middle position. In less...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 11, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, social media, writing |
One of my favorite albums, Peggy Lee’s “Is that all there is?” has one of my favorite songs: Is That All There Is? The last stanza and chorus of this song is: I know what you must be saying to yourselves “If that’s the way she feels about it...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 7, 2018 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social |
My morning routine is usually constant. I start with reading the news, catching up on my friend’s daily postings on social media and completing my twice daily Words with Friends game updates. In between, I try to paint, draw or, if needed, update things at the...
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