Back when I was a Silicon Valley consultant (multi-dimensional database design…seriously nerdly) I worked on a project for a company that sold things by the case. Each case held the same number of their products so keeping track of sales was pretty easy. Things started to come apart, however, when they started selling half-cases and […]

Before I blast into the blog I just have to show you this amazing thing that I didn’t know existed but everybody should know about because it is SERIOUSLY cool. How about a multi-camera live feed… …from the International Space Station. Totally mesmerizing. Try having it rolling along in one corner of your screen while […]

I’ve flown a lot of things over the years and every one of them that I threw into the sky had some sort of checklist. Preparing to fall in the “up” direction, even if you’ve done it a zillion times and flown thousands of hours, has a certain level of stress and fun and excitement […]

My commute takes me along the Nimitz highway under the H-1 near the airport. This particular stretch has quite a few bus stops so there’s almost always one nearby pulling into and out of one. I was enjoying the adrenaline-filled 5-miles-per-hour pace that speeds along at rush hour when a bus a few cars ahead […]

I used to play a lot of golf before my back and my knees told me to stop, it’s not only a fun and challenging sport but it’s usually played in some of the most beautiful places on the planet. Good fun. One sunny Saturday my mentor and former PGA Tour pro joined me at […]

I got this from a friend who knew that I used to hang out (that’s a pun…you’ll see) with the filmmaker’s father back about a zillion years ago in New York. Beautiful and inspiring, be sure to go full screen for the full HD experience. https://youtu.be/Qt9xllBQTx8 And a note from someone who used to do […]

This little bit of silliness was the result of a conversation with a  co-worker around flying (a passion of mine) where he tossed out this little nugget from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: “There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the […]

I work in an “open office” environment that has no cubicle walls so everybody can see everybody else in their immediate vicinity. (Yeah, I was skeptical at first but it actually works really well thanks to white noise generators and the overall demeanor of the folks I work with. If the intent was to get […]

The abstract from this thesis, emphasis added by me: “Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living is a recent composition that is quickly gaining attention in the choral world. The work exhibits unique aspects of Forrest’s compositional voice in his Requiem, including his textual changes from an original Requiem, formal designs and overall organization, melodic and rhythmic […]

Hanging out with some friends near a beachfront store where I worked I was shocked to see someone untying the surfboards on top of my car (’71 super beetle, no passenger seat and a piece of plywood on the floor so water wouldn’t splash up when it rained…a true collector’s item). As you might imagine […]