At The Crossroads

I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have regrets. I know I have my share. Some are little. Small things done poorly. People I hurt or wounded with words or deeds. Things I did that brought pain either directly or indirectly that I still carry around today. But none weigh on Read more…

What’s in a Name?

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the young lovers meet and fall in love. At one point Juliet says: “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other name would smell as sweet.” I grew up not liking my name. Never really enjoyed any part of it, truth Read more…

The Importance of Stories

Years ago I recall hearing something on NPR from Story Corps. I’ve heard several of these over the years, but while I don’t recall the specifics, I recall being riveted by one person telling a story that was relevant to the other person. Might have been a father talking to Read more…

Maui 2013

I’m fresh off the first vacation away from home we’ve taken in a while. This year Christina and I went to Hawaii, Maui specifically. No need to be more specific than that since 80% of the island is less far away than my daily commute to work, so effectively just Read more…

My First Computer

There is no question my life would have been very different if I hadn’t discovered personal computers. My first interaction was in 1978 when a kid in my Social Studies class (the amazing Mr. Fries – pronounced Freeze) brought in his Dad’s computer.  It rolled in on a large AV Read more…

Storm Affront

It wasn’t clear how it happened. Looking back at the records, we know that there was a large electrical storm that took place over our town and, at the same time, somewhere in southern California. After things returned to normal, scientists proposed a variety of explanations. Those explanations went far Read more…

Getting Started

Well, I’m already late on getting started with this, but at least now it’s started… Sometimes, as the years comes to an end, I get sucked in to the notion of reflection and resolutions. Usually I’m pretty rational. I know that most resolutions fail. I know that most of us Read more…

A Tale of Two Interviews

Let’s talk about interviews.  Or, for the purpose of this story, two interviews and what we can learn from them. Interview 1: Red Flags and You The first interview was for a job somewhat outside my area of expertise, but I saw it as a subset of what I do Read more…