Cliché though it may be, the more things change the more they seem to stay the same. It has been many months since last I blogged here yet today doesn't feel any different than it ever has (the present moment is always merciful in that sense, at least.)

Things I've been thinking about lately:

• It is important to maintain and nurture our connections - our relationships with others - because that is all we are, really - as a social species we can only learn and grow and prosper by interaction. 

• Acting with purpose is much easier when one defers to the circumstances of a given moment because any event is only an aggregate of one's awareness and the particular configuration of one's environment - the former is malleable, the latter is not - "time may change me, but I can't trace time."

• The more time passes, either the happier I seem to be or the less things seem to matter, I'm not sure which. 

What's your favorite Mexican food dish?

Doesn't really matter what the dish is, I just like the way they all sound in Spanish.

Go on, ask another - I dare you.

What event or experience are you most looking forward to right now?

Relocating to the UK. If I look forward to it any harder my eyes will pop out.

Go on, ask another - I dare you.

Who's the best teacher you ever had? What made them your favorite?

I've had a lot of teachers who I could choose as a favourite, but the "best" ones were those who taught me something I needed to know just when I needed to know it.

Go on, ask another - I dare you.

What's your favorite kind of tea? I'm looking for something new & need recommendations!

In terms of brands or blends? I don't pay as much attention to branding as I do to pricing, in which case the blends aren't very distinguished at the cheap end. Whenever I need a change, I throw a couple of different flavours of teas in together (cranberry never disappoints.)

Go on, ask another - I dare you.

Scenario: You've a writer & musician w/ 10 yrs of customer service, 1 yr public radio; ran PR for & hosted 2 local events recently; helped facilitate 1 fundraiser online this month. You're moving to London UK next month. Fastest way to find paid PR work?

Scenario: You've a writer & musician w/ 10 yrs of customer service, 1 yr public radio; ran PR for & hosted 2 local events recently; helped facilitate 1 fundraiser online this month. You're moving to London UK next month. Fastest way to find paid PR work?

Answer here

How much TV do you usually watch in a day?

The last time I even owned a TV, the Unabomber was still running around loose in Montana.

Go on, ask another - I dare you.

The #Futrchat Daily

Earlier today, the Association of Professional Futurists (APF) conducted its fourth Twitter roundtable, #Futrchat, on the subject of transportation. Follow the link to paper.li for an aggregated digest of the discussion.

(Although I don't claim to have contributed to the discussion - I generally prefer to lurk and ruminate - the results are definitely worth sharing.)

If you could change anything about your neighborhood, what would it be?

There would be a corner grocery - the kind that has fresh produce - on every other block. In suburbia, this is no small feat.

Go on, ask another - I dare you.

What's your favorite video game?

Tetris. Not only do I find my compulsive enjoyment of its simple form (as video games go) fascinating, but studies show that it makes a good warm blanket for post-traumatic, psychological shock. Isn't that a comforting thought?

Go on, ask another - I dare you.