Does this really qualify as a fortune? It seems more like one of those truisms that everyone would like to believe about themselves. Who … [Read more...] about Today’s Fortune
FUBAR
Outsourcing Terrorism
The press here in the US has been gaga over the outsourcing of tech jobs to countries like India where the labor rates are often 1/10th the … [Read more...] about Outsourcing Terrorism
Adventures in Chernobyl
While taking my son back to college a few weeks ago, I took some time to visit Montaña de Oro State Park. It's a rugged strip of relatively … [Read more...] about Adventures in Chernobyl
Time out
Earlier this month I picked up my first digital camera. It's a Fujifilm Finepix A210 3 MP camera, and does a nice job at point-and-shoot … [Read more...] about Time out
Movies and Hoopla
The Academy Awards are tomorrow night. I'm not normally a big "fan" of anything, especially awards shows. I usually won't go out of my … [Read more...] about Movies and Hoopla
The Lust List
So many personal blogs have a "wish list" that seems basically like little more than begging for stuff that you could probably get anyway. … [Read more...] about The Lust List
When is a holiday not a holiday?
Today is Martin Luther King Day. It's a national holiday here in the U.S.A.. Post offices, banks, schools and some government offices are … [Read more...] about When is a holiday not a holiday?