by Matthew Rehrl MD | Digital Trust Networks
This past month, I’ve watched some of the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial on YouTube. I’ve seen enough of the testimony to form an opinion of the case, but as I believe the only meaningful opinion that counts is that of the jurors, I won’t be opining here on...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Reading
Here’s a quote from the Preface to Fowler’s Modern English Usage (the link is to the most recent edition, with the new title Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage): The mystery remains: why has this schoolmasterly, quixotic, idiosyncratic, and somewhat...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
I love going to writers conferences. There are usually composed of a lot of smart, interesting people talking about a lot of smart interesting things. They are an intellectual playground of the highest order, and they are a high point on my yearly schedule....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Book Reviews, RAVEN, Writing
One of the books I am currently reading right now (or, more accurately, referencing) is Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest, by Ella Clark, initially published in 1953. It’s one of the books I have at home on the subject of Pacific Northwest Native American...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | RAVEN, Writing
The raven is a symbol and a character (through the power of artificial intelligence and quantum computing) in the novel I’m writing. Because of this, I find myself running across interesting facts during my research on ravens. Here’s one: Did you know that a flock of...