Month: November 2018

We know it’s coming.  Any day now.  It is going to be fun running and jumping into snowbanks like crazy people.  Perhaps, breaking your leg or falling into a snow mound to be discovered next spring by the neighbors.  Well, there has to be a downside to unabated fun!   However, waiting isn’t as much … Read moreWaiting For The Snow

Recently we bought a car.  We live in Bear Bear City where it snows, so one of the requirements is All Wheel Drive.  We did it for convenience . . no chains to put on and take off.  However, if you didn’t have All Wheel Drive you wouldn’t have the opportunity to experience many of … Read moreAll Wheel Drive

When I first learned about dishwashers I thought they were miracle devices . . even if they only eliminated the discussion about who was going to do the dishes!  Which, during my youth, always ended up being Cher.   Then I discovered that one still had to carry the plates to the sink, clean them … Read moreNo One Needs A Dishwasher

The parallel between Donald Trump and the rise of the Third Reich is striking.  Trump’s recent desire to discredit the Supreme Court is just the latest in the actions that mirror the actions taken by Hitler.  The desire to use the government to punish journalists and political opponents are others.   One thing is frightening.  … Read moreIf You Liked Hitler, You’re Gonna Love Trump

One of Donald Trump’s ‘tells’, when he is guilty of something, is that he accuses someone else of having that problem.  This was a common theme in the election and has been consistent through the first two years of his Presidency.   So, now he is accusing some  black women in Congress of being not … Read moreNot Bright Enough to be Our President

When I was working at HP in 1985, I went to the corporate offices in Palo Alto to discuss some important technological thing or another.  I was standing in a standard HP building with cubicles, some half-high, adjacent to conference rooms.   I noticed something eerie.  Everything was dead quiet.  Really dead quiet.   I started … Read moreGlock 99 and Kiss Me

Off To School The number six train arrived at Corvisart with a loud screech.   Aiden got off the train and headed down the stairs with the crowd that spilled onto Boulvard Auguste Blanqui, a one-way street whose speed limit and curving design always made the journey to French class a challenge.  Then there were the … Read moreThe Stairs of Montmartre

I am preparing to write my goals for 2019.  I have done this every year for the last 25 years, ever since I read the Princeton Study which measured the success or failure of people in relation to their ability and willingness to write their annual goals down on paper.   For better or for … Read moreGoals for 2019 – S’il Vous Plaît

There is so much left to do.   That is the thought that continues to come back to me as I think about the future.   I am constantly reminded of how lucky we are to be alive and have the opportunities that we all have.  It is never as evident as when we consider events … Read moreLast Full Day in Paris