Author Archives: Scott Smith
Chilled Out
Many Januaries ago, I landed at Midway Airport around 12:00 am after my flight had been delayed several hours due to a winter storm. It was pretty cold, and windy, (which I expected,) but the snow was surprisingly gloppy (which I … Continue reading
Ice Breaker
Prior to moving to Grand Rapids, Michigan in the late 20th century, I worked in Central and North Florida, the DC area, and Chicago. I don’t remember ever being asked in any of the those places “What church do you … Continue reading
Smoke-Filled Rooms
This story about Zoom’s updated Terms and Conditions is currently getting a lot of media coverage. In a nutshell: it establishes that the company has the right to collect customer data to train Zoom’s forthcoming artificial intelligence features. I think … Continue reading
Fair Winds and Following Seas
Our 19-year-old son had been talking about joining the Navy for over half his life. I was never sure where this interest came from, though we did dress him as Gilligan for his first Halloween and he was a big … Continue reading
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