Thoughts and Prayers

I am deeply saddened by the Columbia space shuttle accident as I am sure all of us are. It is hard to imagine the grief that the families must be dealing with. My heart aches also for the incredibly dedicated team at NASA. The astronauts were great heroes but also extraordinary individuals in every dimension […]

Power Break With Vint

I first met Vint at an Internet Society meeting in Prague in June 1994. We have been friends and colleagues ever since. Vint is well known for many attributes but one not as well publicized is his incredible personal productivity. This is evidenced in many ways but perhaps the best is his skill at taking […]

Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra – Review

December 12, 2002 — Review by Courtenay Caublé Even the Christmas rush couldn’t keep most of Ridgefield’s music lovers from being part of last Saturday evenings Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra audience at the Anne Richardson Auditorium. Maestro Sidney Rothsteins lyrically oriented program, sponsored in part by the Dow Chemical Company, featured Louis Spohrs Concerto for String […]

Catching Errors

Thanks to my friend Joichi Ito in Tokyo for catching a recurring error in the way I have been posting to my weblog. I use Radio Userland to manage the blog and Dreamweaver to write the stories. When I copy the first paragraph or so of a story to post into Radio Userland as the […]

We Can All Help Out

This posting is not about spam or WiFi. Today started out with a meeting at the United Way of Northern Fairfield County to help think through some strategic issues with regard to their use of information technology. It is a very good feeling to be able to help non-profit organizations and I highly recommend that […]