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Crazy 8’s The no-man’s land of the age grouper I had a lovely birthday this week. I’m in as good shape as I have been for many years. But I am at an age group disadvantage. My age now ends with an 8. The 8’s are the wasteland of age for the amateur endurance athlete. …
The List “Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered in the mouth of the reader.” – The Teachings of Ani, 16th century BC Egyptian text. Fallen echoes of time drifting through human space. Ripples of quiet desperations. Sense-smells of humanity. S. CREAM ROLLS SNACKWELLS BALANCE …
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly This book was a fascinating read but a bit difficult at the same time. As much as Kevin tried to put some narrative structure around the themes it had no real narrative and as such it was hard to not …
Laptops and caffeine The Starbucks is in San Jose, close to the buildings that house such icons of the new economy as PayPal and Ebay. The floor is a bit grimy. It is probably due to the rain. It never rains in California and the floor probably has no experience with grime. It is, this …
Dealing with Uncertainty I had a chat with the Anxiety Podcast guy this week. One of the things that I noticed, while talking to him and looking at the situations where we have anxiety is that much of it stems from uncertainty. Uncertainty is where we have many interrelated events, or pressures in our life …
