Category: My Blog
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Learning about Virtual Fashion!
So for the past few weeks I’ve been looking into NFTs as a way to design and sell virtual copies of my real-life knitted items. So I was thrilled when I came across DressX. DressX is an app where you can upload a picture of yourself and put digital clothing on, much of which looks…
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Next Phase of Brigid’s Hearth Craftworks
Here is a solidification of where I want to go next. Thoughts: Please comment. Thanks. 1. Make 3D renditions of hand-made knitted items (that way I can sell more than 1). 2. Make an NFT of these so that they can be limited-edition. 3. Sell to VR users and gamers. 4. Make custom 3D items…
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What’s In a name: Thoughts on how I should Present Myself to the World
The video I posted yesterday really got me thinking. You see, I’ve been trying to figure out what to call myself as a religious professional (which I consider myself to be as I approach retirement and no longer need a “real “job). It’s been said that we have to have a word for something in…
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Can We Claim our Rapture without Losing Our Selves?
This is the most profound idea I’ve come across in a long time, and it fits in with my idea of building a polytheist monastic community. [:]
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[:en]Thoughts on the Genealogy of Brighid[:]
[:en] I have been told that speaking the Genealogy of Brighid in the original Scottish Gaelic is a decent way of worshipping her. I will not do this however. Don’t get me wrong; I know it is a time-honored and traditional prayer and I would honor it respectfully if someone else said it, but I…
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[:en]Roll of the Dice: An Introduction to Tabletop Role-play[:]
[:en]NOTE: This article was originally posted on a previous blog on June 16, 2014 Are you looking for a new experience that challenges your creativity and your intellect? Are you interested in a type of game where players cooperate with each other against their environment? Are you bored with Monopoly? You may be a good…
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Tolkien and Gardner: A Tale of Two Educations
Introduction The Victorian era in England was a ripe time for the humanities; “Myths and legends from a range of ancient cultures (Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Babylonian etc) were taught in upper class schools and studied by academics and amateurs” (“Myths and Legends…” 2012, para. 1). These schools were initially only attended by the sons of…
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The Kalash
[:en] I just learned about this fascinating Animist culture surviving in a hard-to-reach area of northern Pakistan, just south of the border to Afghanistan. The beadwork and costumes are amazing! Women in the Kalash culture are independent and able to marry or divorce whoever they wish. At the same time, they are considered “unclean” and…