How I See It: Reflections on spirituality, technology, and the art of everyday life

   Weekly Update 06/13/26 – 06/19/26 (Medical Uncertainty, Home Equity Approval, Recording Privacy Debate) This has been a very eventful week. Unfortunately, I cannot go into details about everything that happened. I can say that it involved a medical problem affecting someone else who does not want me to discuss it publicly. The problem was very serious and required four days of hospitalization, many tests, several suspected diagnoses that proved to be wrong, and little that could be called closure, as the problem cleared without determining what was causing it, how to prevent it, or whether it will recur. At one point it was even considered infectious, and I had to be tested. On the whole, it was very frustrating. In the rest of my life this week, I finally found myself in a modest line at the new In-N-Out here in Vancouver. It was very good, and the fries, while not great, were good. I wish they would raise the temperature of the oil to make them crispier. I hea...

This week's update is part of my ongoing Weekly Update series and covers a major electrical project at the house, along with a few developments at work. Sometimes things move quickly. Dawn raises geckos. Frankly, I have lost count of how many geckos she has, somewhere between 40 and 80. She had 20 back in December, I know because I took care of them while she visited her son for Christmas. In any case, the geckos all need light, and some need heaters. Most of them are in her bedroom. With the extra load that puts on the electrical circuit, Dawn was worried they might be a fire danger. So she called an electrician to inspect what she had set up and make recommendations. I also had concerns about the electrical system in the house. We had several outlets that were not working. I needed another circuit in my office, and the electrical panel in the house was from the 1980s and likely needed replacement. In addition, Dawn wanted a quote to see how much it would cost to run power to a sh...

 Weekly Update 05/30/26 – 06/05/26 (Morning Walk Recovery, Dental Crown, Space News)   This week's Weekly Update covers my return to morning walks after recovering from a calf hematoma, a visit to the dentist for a new crown, developments involving SpaceX, Blue Origin, and the International Space Station, along with a few observations from everyday life.   My biggest news from last week must be that I have started doing my morning walks again. I had to take a few weeks off while I recovered from my hematoma, but it's mostly gone and I am back to walking. I'm starting off slowly at about 0.8 miles at a time. Next week I plan to increase that back up to 1 mile, and next weekend hopefully I'll be back to my usual 1.5-mile walk. I also had my crown installed this week. It feels so weird, much smoother than my natural teeth. In two weeks I'm going to be fitted for another crown and have a tooth removed. I was saddened to hear about the loss of the New Glenn space...