Can We Cope With Packaging? (Redux) by John R. Patrick
I wrote this story originally in July, 1999. Blogging was not yet ubiquitous. I edited the story in May, 2008, in July, 2021, and now in August, 2023. Packaging is one of those things that most of us may not think about a lot. Packaging can be plastic, glass, paper, Styrofoam, cardboard, or poly-whatever, and […]
Will Doo Wop Ever End? by John R. Patrick
Will Doo Wop Ever End? by John R. Patrick My brother and I and our wives went to a great concert last week at the Ridgefield Playhouse. Felix Cavaliere led the Rascals musicians. Originally The Young Rascals were a truly groundbreaking band who helped to define the sound of 1960s rock and soul music. Some […]
Will We Ever Stop Zooming?
Written: February 12, 1997 Edited: October 7, 2021 During the period of 1995-2001, it was my honor to give more than 50 keynote speeches about “The Future of the Internet” at conferences in countries around the world. The communications people at IBM gave me a plaque with a big brass key on it. The beautiful […]
Is Subway Surfing Stealing?
Written: June 22, 2002 Edited: September 9, 2021 Hard to believe but when I was evangelizing Wi-Fi, there were many critics. NY Times featured an article saying Wi-Fi was a fad and it would go away. I wrote the following story 19 years ago. I was driving down Main Street in a small New England […]
Do We Need the Interstate Highway System?
Do We Need the Interstate Highway System? Written: 2002-07-01Edited: 2021-08-12 America’s roads are critical for moving a growing number of goods and people. However, these vital lifelines have been underfunded for years. More than 40% of the system is in poor or mediocre condition. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which gave overall […]
