winter bares food, too
and the birds know where to seek
so life continues
Found these berries on a recent walk. Summer, of course, bursts with live giving foods for all. Winter, it seems, is more stealthy. But food is present!
Winter Berries
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Blessings of the Pines
amongst the trees
blessings of the pines
drifting on sunlight
Hint’s Of Spring
through the cold air
in the winter sunlight
hints of spring awake
Took the featured image while on my walk today in downtown Edmonds (WA).
Google’s Disturbing Trend In Regards To Ethical AI
Yesterday Margaret Mitchell tweeted this out:
This might not seem troublesome on the surface. However, earlier this year they fired Timit Gebru, who was the co-lead with Dr. Mitchell of Google’s AI Ethics Team.
- Here’s Gizmodo’s write-up of Dr. Mitchell’s firing.
- This is an open email Dr. Mitchell wrote about the firing of Dr. Gebru.
- Here’s a look at the paper Dr. Gebru wrote that upset the powers-that-be at Google enough to fire her.
Add to the above this behavior by Google executives (Tweet below), and I see a toxic environment dominating the company with a code of conduct statement “Don’t Be Evil“.
One of my areas of interest is Corporate Social Responsibility, and I’ve been looking at how this might be applied in the tech sphere. And Google is giving me solid evidence of those applications, in the most negative way possible.
Moonlight’s Grace
moonlight’s grace
dancing downwards through the firs
boughs move in the breeze
This photo was shot on my Samsung S9 last night. I am quite pleased with this. Amazing what we can do with our phones!
Ride: A Haiku
in cool winter’s rain
wheels turning as I ride
motion in silence
Remnants of the Snow
remnants of the snow
melting into graceless slush
an slowing my walk
The air warms, now above freezing, so the snow melts, but slowly. Puddles, painfully cold, especially as my boots are now worn and leaky. Soggy socks rob joy. Tomorrow, the air warms significantly, and with it rain. I expect that by noon the only hints of the snowfall will be photographs and, perhaps, clothes drying in mud-rooms.
This photo is one I took near my home on a walk this afternoon, the font Source Sans Pro, created with Adobe Spark.
5 Jobs I’ve Had
On Twitter last week someone asked everyone to list “5 Jobs You’ve Had”. This is a random list of jobs, basically just what popped into my head.
- Construction permitting coordinator
- Media coordinator
- Executive assistant
- Church office manager
- Realtor
Just 5 of many (take a look at my resume if you want to see more). Each one a piece of who I am now.
A Valentines Day Haiku
romances evolve
old man and woman hold hands
watching the sunset
I hope your Valentines Day is everything you hope for and need.
A Saturday Snowfall
snow falling
memories: moments of cheer
delights of childhood
Snow isn’t quite a joyous a thing as an adult as I found it as a child. Yet the echoes remain.
This is my contribution to today’s Word of the Day challenge, with today’s word “cheery”. I took a little liberty with “cheery”. I hope it cheers you, at least.