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Superpowers, part 2

Posted 2021-04-04 by Bruce Webber (general)

At a recent meeting of the Spiral Dynamics Integral group, Mike Tomaino gave a presentation on his book How To Be A Superhero, relating sections of the book to developmental stages described in Spiral Dynamics.

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A Holiday Message

Posted 2020-12-11 by Bruce Webber (general)

I decided to create a short video to express what this time of year means to me, and the sense of wonder I experience.

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Manual Mode

Posted 2020-12-06 by Bruce Webber (general)

As I take more photos, I’m finding that I prefer to shoot in manual mode. That means I manually set the lens aperture (F stop), shutter speed and exposure sensitivity (ISO); I don’t let the camera choose these values for me.

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Photography

Posted 2020-11-25 by Bruce Webber (general)

I recently purchased a mirrorless, full frame camera, which does a great job with both still photography and videography. Photography will be another avenue for self-expression. I will post some of my photos on the Gallery page, and at some point I may create videos as well.

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Vitamin D3

Posted 2020-11-01 by Bruce Webber (general, The Crisis)

Please consider supplementing your diet with vitamin D3. The level of vitamin D in the blood is correlated with disease outcomes, including COVID-19.

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ISO 8601

Posted 2020-09-12 by Bruce Webber (general)

You may have noticed that all dates on this website have the format YYYY-MM-DD (for example, 2020-09-12). This is in accordance with the ISO 8601 standard.

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Recent Influences

Posted 2020-08-06 by Bruce Webber (general)

During the last year, I’ve been concerned about the polarization in our society and looking for ways to mend this. I found two resources that are very helpful: Rebel Wisdom and more recently, The Stoa.

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My Core Values

Posted 2020-07-26 by Bruce Webber (general)

In late 2018 Larry Larson, a member of the Humanists of Birmingham Unitarian Church, asked me to present my core values. Here is the text of my presentation, which I delivered on 2019-05-31.

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