Category Archives: Citizen

Big Brother 2022 Version

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  1,105,546    Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! After being unable to raise $1M for my latest startup, I stare in anger and awe and sadness at the latest antics of Elon Musk lighting a match to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Memorial Day 2022 with Nature

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  1,001,313         Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! Memorial Day “dawned” gray and rainy (like most of the last six months). I enticed my bride into taking a drive to Sequim, WA, which resides in … Continue reading →

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I was wrong

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Skip Walter

Covid Deaths in U.S.:  974,000         Get Vaccinated! Stop the War in Ukraine! I wrote the following to my family a few weeks ago in the depths of depression for having to fight for democracy in America again and watching … Continue reading →

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American Carnage: That Was the Week That Was

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Skip Walter

Day 303 of Quarantine    Covid Deaths in U.S.:  369,000  Wear a Mask! As we celebrated another Friday night of surviving with our family Covid pod, Brian shared “do you realize it was only last Sunday when we found out … Continue reading →

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Viewing social networks – Chirpty

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 288 of Self Quarantine      Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  329,000   GA Vote!! I am a sucker for interesting visualizations.  A Chirpty twitter social network view showed up in my Twitter feed.  I couldn’t resist.  I had to … Continue reading →

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Daily Moment of Zen: Black Lives Matter

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 275 of Self Quarantine      Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  296,000   GA Vote!! Even the gnomes know that Black Lives Matter.

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Lifelet: A walk in the woods in between rain showers

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 247 of Self Quarantine      Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  245,000  As I doom scrolled through my morning twitter feed, I clicked through to McSweeney’s for a little morning humor to interrupt the many existential crises: NOVEMBER 13, 2020 … Continue reading →

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He saw me

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 162 of Self Quarantine             Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  175,000 In the fall of 2014 I attended my first TEDxRainier Seattle in the Opera Hall at the Seattle Center.  Each of the speakers had … Continue reading →

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The Future Earth by Eric Holthaus

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 142 of Self Quarantine             Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  157,000 At the top of my existential crisis list is the climate change dynamic disaster.  To see he who shall not be named ( Tя☭mp), … Continue reading →

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A Case for the American People by Norm Eisen

Posted on August 1, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 141 of Self Quarantine             Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  156,000 As I begin another “Groundhog Day” in self quarantine, I am gobsmacked that the impeachment of he who shall not be named occurred in … Continue reading →

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