Surgery went well today, so far as we can tell. In summary, I highly recommended: * New England Surgicare.* Dr. Andrew Chapman I do not recommend needing surgery … but if you gotta … this is the way to fly. I was “NPO” (nothing by…
I copied this off the wall of the dojo the other night. As I’ve re-read it a few times and shared it with a few people, I find it more and more valuable and accurate – in contexts not necessarily limited to the martial arts.…
My colleague cariaso is in Thailand for a few months, teaching computer skills to refugee and impoverished children. He shared his final exam with me – and I was struck by the first question: 1. What is a harpsichord? Keep in mind, we’re on the…
Saw Watchmen this evening. I thought it was a really good flick, with caveats: If you have not read the book, you probably shouldn’t see the movie. It’s a baffling story at the best of times … and it requires time to percolate. One of…
Productive day today. Started off by heading to Judo. It’s a special week for Phoenix Judo because we have visitors. A group of players from Lebanon are in town all week, and we’re hosting. Of particular note is Rudy Hachache, who represented Lebanon in Beijing…
Half of the 2008 vintage is now complete. Fermented, bottled, corked, labelled, and shelved. Presented here are the 6 “vintners reserve” bottles from the “Yes We Can” New Zealand Gewurztraminer. I produced a total of 29 bottles, which are now happily in the storage closet.…
Here’s a Press release from one of the projects that I support. The NASA Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO), using its active lidar system, traced vertically through the layers of the atmosphere to find that the Australian bushfire smoke was lofting, or…
Focus on the Family recently aired an episode on “the new atheism“. After catching it on the radio while driving across Virginia, I decided to write a letter to them, and wound up thinking about it perhaps a bit more than I should have. Here…
I notice that I haven’t been posting all that much lately. What can I say? February tends to emphasize to me that life is short … a short month full of short days … so I spent more time doing rather than documenting. Caught up…
I’m having a good day. For one thing, the weather is (within reasonable error bars) PERFECT. Mid 60’s, bright sun. For another, I led a 3 hour technical meeting today that stayed on task and produced good insight without losing the humorous, fun edge that…