Backlight Out On Your TV? Try This Before You Replace The LED's! If an entire quadrant of the LED backlight on your TV has gone out, it's possible that you have a driver board failure and not burned out LED's. Look for a uniform outage, not sporadic dimming or a single dim line (suggesting LED individual lights or entire LED strip failure). If...

November 8, 9, 10 – Colorado Event Center I'm doing things a little different this time. Being a member of the Colorado Authors' League, the association participates in various events across the state. For the last several years they've been a vendor and created a large "book store" at the Colorado Country Christmas Gift Show. Colorado Authors'...

Episode 1 – User Illusion with SW Hammond Does your circumstance in life–the family you were born into, the color of your skin, your economic class, sexual orientation–determine the conversations you're allowed to participate in? Is navigating vulnerability a trait that has lead to Tiffany Haddish’s success? I dig into her interview on “My Next...

Recently I contributed some thoughts on a series of questions revolved around what makes a book worth reading. It's a subjective question but I think there are a few core principles that the most enduring stories share; namely a strong stirring of beliefs, desires, and emotions. What makes a book worth reading? In short, a connection with the...

I recently contributed to the following question: what are some of the best books for beginners of philosophy? This is kind of loaded question–are you looking to get "into" philosophy? Are you trying to figure out or define what philosophy is? Are you just looking for something that will make you think about life and your place in it? Philosophy...

Backlight Out On Your TV? Try This Before You Replace The LED's! If an entire quadrant of the LED backlight on your TV has gone out, it's possible that you have a driver board failure and not burned out LED's. Look for a uniform outage, not sporadic dimming or a single dim line (suggesting LED individual lights or entire LED strip failure). If...