Stream of Consciousness
Solstice Status Updates
Hey there folks, it's been a while. I've had a busy, busy past few weeks and have had precious little time to sit and write. Truthfully, I should be out working right now instead of sitting at my kitchen counter on my laptop updating a handful of relative strangers and a smaller handful of relatives and close friends on the goings on in my life, but the kid and I can use a break for the day before we get back to the grind tomorrow.
By Maia Gadwall the metAlchemist26 days ago in Humans
Female Group Hierarchy
Female group hierarchy was the quiet force I kept colliding with before I had language for it. You know the sensation. You walk into a room. A group of women is laughing, leaning into each other, moving like a single organism. You feel the temperature shift. Your instincts fire, but nothing lands. You hesitate. You overthink. You leave wondering what just happened.
By Randolphe Tanoguem27 days ago in Humans
Good Samaritan Laws, Plainly
Most people have heard the phrase “Good Samaritan law” and treat it as a vague safety net. They assume there is some invisible legal blanket that protects anyone who steps in to help a stranger in trouble. The reality is less cinematic. In the United States, there is no single federal Good Samaritan law that covers every scenario. There is a patchwork system of state statutes, case law, and narrow federal rules. Each piece aims at the same goal: convince ordinary people they can try to help without getting dragged into court for making an honest mistake.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin | Ink Profiler27 days ago in Humans
Why Emotional Regulation Might Be the Most Underrated Career Skill
Career advice often sounds the same. Speak up more. Be confident. Network harder. Build visibility. While these strategies have value, they rarely address the emotional foundation required to sustain success over time.
By Leigh Cala-or29 days ago in Humans
The Fruits
I have as of late had a feeling as though the changes that have been taking place are going to become more profound in relation to the individual choices which each and every one of us have chosen to make. I know that there are many people in this world who have decided to take accountability for not only their current behaviors, but also remedy that which has happened in their past by delving into their own personal shadow work to transmute that which has been an emotional state of bondage, into a state of sovereign freedom.
By Kaylon Forsyth29 days ago in Humans
I Make My Latkes from Scratch
I make my Latkes from scratch. Rather, I make my Latkes from as close to scratch as any mere suburban-living human dares to get. I did not create the Heavens and the Earth to get the proper soil nor spark into existence the evolution necessary to create the DNA required to grow the proper variety of Russet Potatoes. I purchased the potatoes, the eggs and the matzo meal from the store. I have thought of raising my own chickens, but I am not sure my house is zoned for that. If I come across a potato that is beginning to sprout, I tend to set it aside with the intention to plant it. It never seems to happen, maybe next year.
By Penina Pohl30 days ago in Humans
OpenAI and Microsoft Face Lawsuit After ChatGPT Linked to Connecticut M*rd*r-S*ic*de
OpenAI and Microsoft Sued in Groundbreaking Connecticut Murder-Suicide Case Tied to ChatGPT: At first glance, it looks like another lawsuit involving big tech. But reading deeper, this one feels different — heavier, more disturbing. It isn’t about data or patents. It’s about a mother, a son, and a quiet home in Connecticut where technology allegedly crossed into a space it was never meant to occupy.
By David Johnabout a month ago in Humans
Red Under Ash
In winter, my ritual is not song. It is work. I crouch near the heat and do the same steps, slow and exact. I wake what stayed alive under ash. I feed it careful. I listen for the change in breath, the small sounds that mean the fire will hold.
By Richard Patrick Gageabout a month ago in Humans
Not Prepared To Fail
Introduction There are many ways to view winter and prepare for it. This challenge is another I know I might fail at. It seems the criteria and qualities that get you favoured by Vocal are ones I do not have. Having said that, my friends and audience know how excellent my work is.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred about a month ago in Humans
