Being an alternative perspective on the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth. A long time ago, I read a book. I spent a little while this afternoon trying to recollect, and I think it was The Gospel of the… Continue Reading →
Well, as anyone who knows me can tell you, I’m not an undecided voter. But I am a divided voter. Life is not binary, as much as certain parties would have us believe it is. But on the other hand,… Continue Reading →
There was a story on the radio today that very clearly focused my attention on what is wrong with the Paulson bailout plan. The story’s intended focus was that “despite the fact that everyone who knows anything about this is… Continue Reading →
According to Neal Stephenson, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz once said “[there are] two great labyrinths into which the human mind is drawn: one is the question of free will versus predestination, and the other is the nature of the divine ether”… Continue Reading →
I was driving in the car with my daughter and got to talking about another graduate degree, and she said I should think about history. She said her history professor reminded her of me or vice versa, and she said… Continue Reading →
080603 To Jim, on the occasion of your fiftieth birthday. To my brother and my best friend — everything changed, then changed again. … bumpty-two my very first recollection of us together was that once upon a time, a long… Continue Reading →
I have found that sometimes people like to pigeon-hole you, to say that if you are able to function as an architect or technical manager or you can communicate well with partners or customers then you can’t be any good… Continue Reading →
on linkedin.com, bill gates asked: “How can we do more to encourage young people to pursue careers in science and technology?” the answer to this question is “mu.” its like asking “how can we increase our crop yields?” kids are… Continue Reading →
I was near 30.231781,-97.864838 at about 1pm cst 2/13/2008. it was a nice day. I was driving with my top down and hit a red light. I looked up. I saw a couple of vultures, way up there. It was… Continue Reading →
Today, Jan 30 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of Mohandas K. Gandhi’s assassination, and I thought I’d take a few moments to reflect on his life and death, and those of a few others whom I know he influenced, and… Continue Reading →
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