Halloween – It’s always been my favorite holiday. What can I say? I get a kick out of being someone (or something!) else for a moment in time and love being creative with the concept. Coming up with a Halloween…
Halloween Costume Fun
Category: My Two Cents
Car Insurance Premium & Insurer Oversight Needed in Nevada
Letter to Government Officials (Copied to Local Media) In light of the recent hardship-inducing car insurance premium increases across Clark County, I am writing to call for greater oversight of the insurance industry as a whole (see Insurance Industry Oversight…
Advice to My 29-year-old Self
In The Atlantic‘s daily newsletter on June 28, 2023, writer Elaine Godfrey, nearing her 30th birthday asked for advice from newsletter readers. It was perfect timing for a response from me. I’ve spent most of my life doing what I…
AI Image Generator for a Baby Gift? Why Not?
With talk of AI everywhere so far in 2023, I decided to give it a whirl to try to create a gift for my third great-niece, since an artist I am not. I started shortly before her due date and…
Vision for Education
A paradigm shift is desperately needed in education. Over the years, influential people* have pointed out that a standard educational curriculum designed to accommodate the Industrial Revolution no longer serves our students or society well. Yet here we are in…
NV UI ID Verification Collects Video under Duress
ID.me’s collection of biometric data for Nevada DETR unemployment identity verification is coercive, regressive, predatory, and lacks transparency. UPDATE 4/17/22: You can now DELETE your selfie stored by ID.me using the following steps: KEY ISSUES: Psychological Impact of Providing Biometric…
10 Steps To Fix Nevada WebIZ Portal Confusion
I checked out the WebIZ Public Portal as the VaxNevadaDays drawings are about to begin and found the experience concerning enough that I solicited input from others on NextDoor, where it certainly generated a lot of interest, interaction, and concern.…