Computers are Getting Weirder

Note: Double-click top border of Task Manager to get your tabs back! I used to joke with people that some day computers would need psychologists to help diagnose their problems.  I think it is actually going to happen, though, because now, more than ever, computers are behaving inconsistently. I can have 2 identically configured systems that behave […]

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Why I am Voting for Obama (instead of Romney, Paul, Barnett or Anderson) in 2012

Yes, I am a registered Republican.  No, I had no intention of voting for Obama in a gazillion years. But I did the research to the best of my ability and this is where I ended up.  So be it – see my Google Spreadsheet Doc for my primitive scoring method 😀  (Note: Google Docs is chopping

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Conflict – One of Life’s Essential Ingredients

What exactly are you doing? I am writing a drug-induced blog post.  What does it look like I am doing? Drugs? (gasp) All street legal I assure you.  Got a muscle relaxer and an antihistamine. At some point in the next few minutes I expect to be unconscious, but just before that happens I thought

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Comcast: Journey Through a Beautifully Broken Business Model

I am sitting here, having a cup of coffee and gearing up to 1) exercise (bleh) and 2) finish this project I have been working on for about a week. So how many people have Comcast? This is my first time doing business with them and it has truly been a trying experience. How was

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Challenging the Bubble

We all live in a bubble of our design… OK, maybe that is just another glittering generality, but I both love and understand the dangers of grouping too many people into too broad a brush stroke.  So, where to go with this bubble metaphor. There are so many directions to choose from, but I think

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Walking for President in 2012

Well, I have decided that if you are completely fed-up with the candidate selections available and just want to write some person’s name in on the ballot in 2012, I am willing to be “that guy.”  I know, it’s a big commitment to be the person that stands to attract approximately 4.7 votes (no that

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A Personal Take on Religion

It’s hard to know where to begin with this post… but let’s just say I had a conversation with someone I respect, and her views of religion, although kindred to mine, are very different.  So I thought, hey…this is yet another thing I could write about but probably won’t.  Then I thought, no… unlike the

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