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  • What’s New – Spring 2020

    What’s New – Spring 2020

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    Now that a new season is here, I thought I’d share a quick life update. Obviously things have been very different of late, with the coronavirus shutting down schools, then many businesses, and eventually leading to lockdowns. The Bay Area of California, like many places across the country and world, has issued a three-week lockdown…

  • The Price of Flesh in “Altered Carbon”

    The Price of Flesh in “Altered Carbon”

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    What will happen in the future, when we can disconnect our minds from our bodies? The science fiction novel by Richard K. Morgan and its Netflix adaptation, Altered Carbon, takes a unique approach to this question. It presents us with a bleak vision of what life would be like if we could achieve immortality by discarding our…

  • What’s New — February 2018

    What’s New — February 2018

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    Happy February everybody! This is one of my favorite months of the year because it’s Valentine’s Day, it’s a special someone’s birthday in my house, and it just makes me feel like the year is ramping up. This month, I’m taking a weekend trip and will be spending a lot of time with family (and…