Flying The Flag
Shortly after September 21st, 2001, more Americans flags began to appear than ever –it was obviously a good idea. It always feels good to ride through the small towns of America on a motorcycle and see an American flag on every house and telephone pole. I decided to attach flags to my motorcycles and found […]
Singapore: First stop
This is going to be a very long flight but, if you have to spend a lot of time on an airplane, Singapore Airlines is the one to be with. The Boeing 747 departed late from JFK but strong tailwinds got us into Frankfurt, Germany ahead of schedule. For security reasons, everyone had to depart […]
Fond of Opera
I am very fond of Opera. Yes, I love Così fan tutte (and Mozart’s other 19 operas) but that is not what I am referring to. The Opera I am fascinated with at the moment is the browser alternative to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer called Opera. Like many of you, I have had a long history […]
Do Not Call It Windows — Do Not Call Me
I continue to believe that the only way to beat the spam problem is through the use of technology, as I have written before. I don’t think the proposed “Do Not Spam” registry has any chance of working. This is partly because of the complexity of the management and security issues that would have to […]
We all wanted the sun
We all wanted the sun to come out and the potential for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) to go away. We got what we asked for. Instead of what we thought was unbearable chill and drizzle, we now have something that truly is unbearable — a heat index of 100 degrees. All things considered, we are […]
