A month ago we'd never met, save for waving at each other over the occasional Skype video call.  When we met at the airport, you didn't know who I was but by when you left for the airport today I was solidly in your mind as "Uncle".  You're only two so… Read full post »

I have strong affinity for the song Auld Lang Syne. I have 17 versions of it on my iPod. New Year's Eve always brings the song to the top of mind for obvious reasons and on many New Years past I have to added to my collection of different… Read full post »

He's a realy gorgeous big horn.  Taken just outside of Yellowstone National Park. Read full post »

I thought about trying to skip Thanksgiving this year.  And when I say skip, I mean complete escape by flying to another country there they don't celebrate it and I won't hear anything about turkey.  I would have gone some place warm and probably close by so Mexico was the contender. … Read full post »

Many years ago, at least a decade past, I came across an article titled "Insight Won't Save You" which made the point understanding why you do something won't change your behavior.  I remember the article striking me a chord with me at the time.  In an irony that still strikes me… Read full post »

I used to pay a lot of attention to politics, political media coverage, political blogs. George W was probably to blame. I knew during the 2000 election that he would be a disaster as president. His lack of intellectual curiosity was apparent to me from the early coverage… Read full post »

Like many of those who have taken up poker in the last few years, I got interested in the game through televised poker tournaments. I was amazed to see how a game with such simple rules and easily computable probabilities could be so nuanced and complex. What drew me… Read full post »

I just found Open Salon and I'm amazed.  Technorati used to use a tagline of "55 Million Blogs, Some of Them Have to be Good" but I'd always have trouble finding good ones.  Occasionally, I'd some across new blogs I'd liked but usually only after they'd gotten big enough to gain… Read full post »