Collection of Works and Thoughts by Andreas Blacwode.
It’s not enough to just be not racist. We have to be anti-racist. That means constant self-evaluation and work. While not exclusive to people who look like me, it is the work of majority to make sure that minorities are… Read moreAnti-Racism Resources
A lot of people talk about Ted Lasso. The Bar-b-que Sauce scene, Roy Kent and his niece, Keeley’s journey, Rebecca learning to let go of her anger. And I know that the scene in the linked video is also often… Read moreCuriosity Instead of Judgement
My turn to be a Peer making a Statement of Opinion. This is my Opinion, and I’m allowed at least two, so don’t be surprised when I contradict myself, I love Star Trek AND Star Wars at the same time…. Read moreHow to be a Peer in Infinity Difficult Steps
So. I actually made the picture attached to this post several years ago, during the pandemic when someone (I honestly don’t remember who) was in the process of being shown the door. Today, I’m not writing about any specific person… Read moreDoing Better Never Stops
Originally posted to Facebook Feb 21, 2020. There’s an episode of the Netflix show The Crown, where Prince Phillip becomes obsessed with the moon landing. He watches all of the coverage, he reads all the articles, he pushes his jet… Read moreMeeting Your Heroes
TL,DR: Social Pressure is one of the most effective tools we have in the SCA to drive changes in behavior from the local to the organizational levels. So I posted the other day about how the saying “a few bad… Read moreHow to Do Better
People who use phrases like “a few bad apples” or “there are some bad apples” often forget the whole saying: “A few bad apples ruin the whole bunch.” Or as Ben Franklin put it, “the rotten apple spoils his companion.”… Read moreApples
So, here’s a minor hypothetical. Lego is a company that pays a license to Lucasfilm & Disney to make Star Wars sets. Because of the limitations of the way Legos are made, minor variances between the actual content and the… Read moreOn the Lochac Variance
It flows into the goblet, rich and red,A shade of sunset late, or night-time’s fire,The wine we drink while ling’ring in our bed.The drink that takes away frustration’s ire,I understand not why it works so well!I only know that it… Read moreLove Grows with Years More Deep
Your very being is my body’s breathAcross the hall I feel your gentle loveIt’s been near score of years for us, my heartJust five plus two since I did beg your handBut seven short years was when we made our… Read moreMy Body’s Breath (a Sestina)
Lyrics & Arrangement by Andrew Blackwood MacBaine the PurpleMelody: Trad(?)© Drew Nicholson, 1998 Softly sings the maiden, lay me down, oh lay me down,Softly sings the maiden, lay be down, beneath the sea.He was all I wanted, lay me down,… Read moreLay Me Down