I took this screenshot Saturday night. We were due to turn the clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday morning.The weather app had already accounted for that. So, of course, my writer’s brain immediately asked “What if the weather that was originally forecasted for 2 a.m. ends up in another dimension?” This has now been added …

I prefer to work on ergonomic, split keyboards.  I started off with a Microsoft ergonomic keyboard. It was one long piece, with the left and right sections separated and slightly angled. It had a ten-key pad on the right.I don’t even know why I still have this in my closet! Photo copyright Vanessa Kier 2026Then I …

I’ve been watching Born to Be Wild, a wildlife documentary series about raising wild animal babies to be released back into the wild.Photo licensed from Depositphotos. Copyright Davide Antoniani.It reminds me of a beloved television series from my childhood, Born Free.And it’s triggered in me the same dream. That of running away to the wilderness …

Hands are weird. And they’re tricky to draw.  People like to complain that the generative AI programs often screw up people’s hands. And it’s true. I’ve seen some truly horrific renderings of hands.  But you know what’s also true? The actual human hand is weird. Sometimes, I see my hand at a certain angle and have to do …

I’m heartily sick of winter. Probably as sick as you are of my “woe is winter” blog posts. So today I bring you a few of my favorite photos from my trip to Hawaii in 2011. Enjoy. And stay warm!Photo copyright 2011 by Vanessa KierYes, this is the typical photo everyone takes in Hawaii! Photo copyright 2011 …

Welcome back to Vanessa’s winter weather weather report. 😉 Winter Storm Fern dumped about two feet of snow on us on Sunday, but didn’t quite let go on Monday. Instead, we got intermittent snow today. Mostly light snow, but a few stretches of heavier snow for maybe a couple of inches of additional accumulation.Photo copyright 2026 …