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"I always have these best intentions when it comes to blogging, but I don’t have it in me anymore to create images. This is not for a lack of wanting to, but I will spend hours trying to work out a scene but if there is no meaning to me… I just can’t. I remember years ago I had done seventeen photos in one month and was not even feeling burnt out." Read more on the blog.

"The names autumn and fall are both commonly used. Autumn is thought to be slightly older, appearing in the 1300s, with the word fall first appearing around the 1500s in reference to leaves falling off trees. An even earlier name for the season is harvest. Whatever you may want to call it, it is my favorite season of the year. I love the colors, the smells, and the cooler weather, and not to forget Halloween." Read more on the blog.

"It’s day 2 of my 7 day road trip around Bellisseria!  I decided that another casual and comfortable outfit was needed as I had a long day of driving and hiking planned." Read more on the blog.

"This video I created quite some time ago, but it still stands and Second Life is still a beautiful creation." Read more on the blog.

"Have you ever noticed that people have a tendency to automatically react negatively to something new that they don’t understand?

It seems that we have an intrinsic need to criticize anything nascent without taking the time to understand it. Open-mindedness isn’t as highly valued as many people claim.

This sentiment plagued the internet when it first gained mainstream appeal. Then social media, and smart phones after that.

However, the same people who originally criticized each use all three these days.

And now, it’s the metaverse’s turn.

I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time dispelling rumors and misunderstandings about the metaverse with its advantages. So, I decided to write a blog post about it."

Read more on the blog.

"I know many of you may get tired of hearing people talk about PTSD because the term is so overused, but let me tell you from my own experience it is very real. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is unique to the individual but the stages are similar. It is commonly associated with veterans who have served on active duty and those who have lived through natural disasters or massive violent events; however, it can also develop after the death of a loved one or even after a traumatic hospital stay or vehicle accident. I so can identify with this and go through it and I still get triggered." Read more on the blog.

"In one of my previous posts titled “Bicycle Not Built For Two” I mentioned Bellisseria, where the 2nd generation of linden homes are located.  This area is connected together by roads, railways and sea so you can travel from parcel to parcel without teleporting by walking, driving, biking and boating.  This is day 1 of a 7 day road trip around Bellisseria.  My traveling companion on this trip is my beloved dog Clyde." Read more on the blog.

"Another Year , Another candle on my cake ! We grow neither better , nor worse as we get older, but more like ourselves! So, Be the better "You" , at least try to do/be better!" Read more on Flickr.

"I brought two of my best friends around to the MadPea Theme Park to try out the new bumper bikes available at Uber. The biker bullies attempted to bookend me, but in the last second I hit the throttle hard and they ended up crashing head-on." Read more on the blog.

"Yes, when I tell people in real life that I have been in the virtual world called Second Life for 11 years, they look at me like I have lost my mind. Well, maybe; but what they do not understand is that Second Life is not a game where you play level after level to achieve a goal." Read more on the blog.

"In recent months I have been experimenting with the Immersive Theater, a series of techniques to perform performances where there is a real direction in everything: scenes, movements, shots, zooms and panoramas." Read more on the blog.

"Blogging, especially about Second Life, can become an incredibly time-consuming holiday, and life events conspired to make it impossible to continue. But I always thought I’d be back, perhaps not to publish updates as frequently as before, but still writing about the virtual world that is still my second home.  What’s happened since I was last here?" Read more on the blog.

"Dia’s pictures catch my eye with the excellent poses and her care in shooting them. Take this untitled picture. Both sneakers are on the floor, no slight hover or subtle sinking into the floor. Her fingers touch her hand, the elbow is behind but not in the leg." Read more on the blog.

"Todo comenzó en la fase alfa de Second Life (llamada entonces Linden World), Linden Lab quería probar un nuevo motor de renderizado, la viabilidad de un paisaje urbano y otras pruebas generales de contenido. Esta ciudad se construyó en la región de Natoma antes de que ningún usuario que no fuera empleado de la compañía se conectara a SL, este lugar no tenia ningún nombre oficial, pero a menudo se le llamaba «Linden Town» o «Linden City»." Read more on the blog.

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"Although I had this fascination with bugs as a child, there was one creature that really freaked me out. It still does today. My fear of this eight-legged fiend has forever caused anxiety in my life. So I incorporated this into Second Life to conquer my fears." Read more on the blog.

"I started a mediation practice last year. It was an incredibly stressful time and I needed more balance. There are so many different styles of mediation techniques. I decided to receive special training in Transcendental Meditation." Read more on the blog.

"Hard to imagine that Second Life is now 19 years old, isn't it? So many changes have accused throughout the years and so many improvements have happened. There is no other virtual world that can really compare with this" Read more on the blog.

"I did do an exhibit for SL19B. The theme was steampunk (totally didn’t follow it), but they did ask us to showcase our passion projects. I did a fairly good job." Read more on the blog.

"How’s your Second Life going? Are you in a social whirl of parties, clubs etc? Are you perhaps employed in world? Or are you, like myself, a little bit of an introvert?" Read more on the blog.

"i haven't written on my blog in literal years (for many reasons), but because this month is so near and dear to me, i decided to change it for the occasion. i've had something on my mind for quite some time.. and it always comes back whenever pride month lurks around the corner. does anyone really care for text posts anymore? i hope you'll take a second to read anyway." Read more on the blog.

"I thought it might be fun to do a weekly blog about SL V RL. I dunno , lets see how it goes! This train of thought begun while I was taking the photo above – arranging Player and I, choosing clothes, getting the lighting just right etc..." Read more on the blog.

"I wasn’t sure where the day was going to lead me, but my friend Kitty offered for me to come sit with her and have a drink and truly, it was a brilliant idea for a Saturday afternoon." Read more on the blog.

"Now, ordinarily, I speak my own stories, but today, since we’re approaching Pride Month in the United States of America, which is apparently a country in her Reality, which she tells me is somewhat different from a Realm as I understand it. When I remind her that I as a character came in fact from a Reality and not a Realm, she grudgingly allows that this is in fact true, but this Reality is even different from my original Reality." Read more on the blog.

"I have to say, I love this new feature of SL! I know, LL could have spent that time improving a gazillion things, but sometimes we also need useless but fun featurettes to play with…" Read more on the blog.