Published July 26, 2018 in Warp & Woof Grocery Angst Choosing Where to Shop in Opposite of “Food Desert” William Sundwick Retail food shopping is very competitive in many places these days. If you have access to a car and live inside the beltway in Northern Virginia like I do,Continue reading “Grocery Angst”
Author Archives: William Sundwick
School’s Out!
Published July 19, 2018 in Warp & Woof School’s Out! Even Family Day Care Gets Summer Vacation William Sundwick It happens every year. This is Owen’s second summer vacation from the family day care provider in his neighborhood. Grampa and GiGi volunteered to take three days out of the facility’s five-day closure. We played, weContinue reading “School’s Out!”
Ramping Up
Published July 12, 2018 in Warp & Woof Ramping Up Summer Ground Game Coming William Sundwick Over the last few weeks I’ve been in a real funk over the daily outrage in the news cycle. I sometimes feel like my only solace is to unplug myself from the outside world. But, something inside me runsContinue reading “Ramping Up”
Friends: Virtual vs. “Real”
Published June 18, 2018 in Warp & Woof Friends: Virtual vs. “Real” Don’t Feel So Guilty about Social Media William Sundwick Since the recent revelation of theft of personal data from Facebook, we are especially sensitive to privacy concerns in our interconnected world. And, while we can easily see the psychology of social media addictionContinue reading “Friends: Virtual vs. “Real””
Link from NBC News
Good interview with science advisor to “Westworld” series — talks about consciousness, relates to post from March, “Cognitive Revolution to Homo Deus”
American Politics for the 21st Century
Published June 4, 2018 in Warp & Woof American Politics for the 21st Century Making the Old New Again William Sundwick Something has happened to the American political order in the last few years – both before and since the last Presidential election. Neither major political party is “your father’s” Democratic or Republican Party. PartisansContinue reading “American Politics for the 21st Century”
Link from The Guardian
Opinion piece from The Guardian, do we need “strategic silence” from media regarding extremism? Perspective on post from April, “Politics of Outrage”
Link from CNBC
Fed survey — 40% of American adults couldn’t come up with emergency expense of $400, without selling something or borrowing — see my post: “Maybe I’m Not So Great, After All?”
Pollen Comes from Trees
Published May 17, 2018 in Warp & Woof “Pollen Comes from Trees” How Language Transformed The “Terrible Twos” William Sundwick Language is power. It both requires a certain level of cognitive development and enables further cognitive development. The last entry in Warp & Woof that described my grandson was entitled “Glimpsing the Terrible Twos.” SevenContinue reading “Pollen Comes from Trees”
Maybe I’m Not So Great, After All?
Published May 10, 2018 in Warp & Woof Maybe I’m Not So Great, After All? Coming to Grips with Privilege William Sundwick “If they had to walk in my shoes.” How many times have we thought this to ourselves? Even if we don’t verbalize it, we’re looking for sympathy. Often, the burdens placed on usContinue reading “Maybe I’m Not So Great, After All?”
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