One day in 1869, two friends, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Claude Monet, visited La Grenouillère and painted the same scene side-by side. Here there are: As you can see, there were in the same spot at the same time. They were both accomplished French impressionists. They were both the same age…
It’s a miracle you are reading this sentence. A miracle that can only be caused by massive global cooperation of people over centuries. I believe it is cooperation that is the single greatest asset of the human race. When we work together we make miracles. When we are selfish and…
I just upgraded to iOS 27 beta. The keyboard has never been good but look at this thing. Spacebar Let’s start with the obvious. What is going on with the spacebar? Who is it so tiny? The other buttons are not nearly as important. I literally hit the buttons to…
Update to “Relearning to read“. I have been reading more and more each day since my work days have ended. I decided to read light fiction to start. The Jason Pargin book was fine, but I wasn’t inspired to read another of his series yet. Also, I purchased Kindle Unlimited…
The doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; — used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England. Opposed to disestablishmentarianism.– Wikipedia article As a child, my father taught me to do some dumb tricks, like spell Antidisestablishmentarianism. Unfortunately, he didn’t teach me…
I’ve been trying to live the life of a retired person, but I am finding it harder than I imagined. Every successful person has a serious amount of luck in their history. I am no exception. I have been extremely fortunate in my career to be able to retire in…
Yesterday, I rewatched Big staring Tom Hanks, released in 1998. The setup is fairly simple. Josh, A 13 year old boy is entering puberty and likes this girl. Unfortunately, he is short and the girl likes an older 16/17 year old boy. So, Josh wishes on a magic Zoltar machine.…
Scott Pelley worked at CBS News as a journalist for 37 years. He was recently fired and went on the NY Times Daily podcast to give an interview. I really wanted to be on his side, but he made it so difficult. In fact, at the end of the podcast,…
My kids often tell me that it would be criminal to bring a baby into this world, but I strongly disagree. It’s by far the best time in human history to be born. Things are better now than they have ever been worldwide. By the numbers News shows often highlight…
The first book I read for fun was at summer camp when I was around 11 or 12. The book was A Cast Of Killers by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick. It totally captured my imagination and I read it without stopping, cover to cover. Thus began a decades-long obsession with reading.…
Some birds have been leaving dead mouse parts in a small stone water pool we have in our front yard. The mystery is why. I have thought of some possibilities. A Sicilian Message Maybe the birds are sending us a signal. Like “Luca Brasi swims with the fishes”. The birds…
I have been working (or looking for work) non-stop for almost forty years. My first job in high school was at Waldenbooks, which I loved. I worked through college, had my own business, was employee #1 at Marketo and was there through a successful IPO. I was early to use…
The world of design is changing more rapidly than ever before. I had considered writing a book of everything I know about product design, but I think the title would have to be “How we used to make software back before AI”. (Sad trombone noise) One of my least favorite…
Our black labrador retriever, Leroy, has been with us a long time. He just turned 14 and is in pretty good health. In his younger days, Leroy was Olympic level fetch master. He could sprint non-stop. Nowadays, his arthritis is bad, but if you have a ball, he will still…