I’ve been thinking about various discussions about social media and free sites that do take some of your soul for their own profits. For years, social media “just worked”. I mean, there is no such thing as a free lunch, so you have always paid for the free services with your data. The ethical issues with these services have just kept on growing, especially recently. 2025 is the year of reckoning for me and my use of social media. I have lots and lots of thoughts on the matter, but not all are clear in my head yet. I am still working things out in my mind because some steps can mean leaving communities that I do care about. For example, I joined a certain birdsite back in 2008, and I learned so much from people in the technical communication community and the accessibility community. I made friends online, but…
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I am a fan of sharing information and knowledge. Maybe that is why I enjoy the field of technical communication? It feels natural to share a snippet of knowledge or experience that I have gained. One specific example of this happened earlier this year. A person respected in the technical communication community asked for more experienced technical communicators to meet with some of his students to share stories of career journeys and life experiences in this field. I volunteered right away. We were all matched up with a student who would interview us. I had no idea what to expect, but I can talk and I have opinions! (Insert image of countless heads nodding vigourously at the talking part.) A student contacted me soon after, and we arranged a meeting. They ran the interview, and I “just talked”. It was a pleasant experience, and they seemed quite satisfied with the…
Comments closedEach year, I swoon with delight at the scene in my backyard. After a long winter with bare branches, the tree in the backyard puts out tiny buds of a delicate green. If the sun is out and the temperature is warm, the tree fast-forwards to an explosion of white blossoms. No green is visible, just the white blossoms. I have never learned the name of the tree, and I have never tried to look it up. I don’t need to know its name because I know its beauty. Corny, but true. Perhaps my delight comes from knowing the winter coats and boots can truly be packed away for a season. Or knowing that the days are longer with more sunlight to give energy to so many ideas and activities. It’s definitely a sign that this bear is coming out of hibernation. Hello, glorious spring! When the blossoms disappear, I…
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