I'm off today for 'Juneteenth' for my 'day of reflection. Yeah. Well, I have things to do. So I'll reflect on that. Ran into this on the road the other day: That there is a 1995 Camry, if my eyes aren't mistaken. A 30 year old car. Those cars are indestructible. I had a '94 … Continue reading Odds & Ends →

I took the hotrod up to the dealer to get a new key. Lunchtime traffic was irritating, to say the lease. What's different about riding a bike is that you get to catch all the sounds and smells. So, how do you get a relatively new Camaro to sound and stink like a 60s pickup … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

Another busy week. As I figured, I'm being tapped for a business trip next month to the big convention and party in Las Vegas. I'm less than thrilled. I told my boss that I'm OK with being there, but not too OK with the amount of dough I'll have to spend to board the pups. … Continue reading Odds & Ends →

Another busy week. Worse than usual. I took a few days next week to help my daughter. That triggered a deadline for my project to be sent to review for today. Fuck me. Would be ready, but they wanted the labs working too. Hoof...Not in our fickle cloud. Most of it does. I don't feel … Continue reading Odds & Ends →

Been a busy week as usual. Didn't collect much stuff, but I think I have a few nuggets. As I type, the dogs are deep into numbnuttery, barking and generally losing their minds because my neighbor's toddler daughter has the temerity to play on the sidewalk in front of her own house. This display is … Continue reading Odds & Ends →

Good lord, another week down, and it's already August. I've been hammered at work. I have a project that is overdue, and another that has to be done from ground zero by our customer event in October. It's been a funny week, since I spend most of my day listening to news and podcasts while … Continue reading Odds & Ends →

I'm with Denniger here, about software: There's a quite-serious problem with the shift we've seen in software over the last decade or so. In short: You can't buy it anymore, only get a subscription. The "buy it" system typically worked like this: You paid for each "seat" you wished to use at once. One butt, … Continue reading Random Thoughts →

No one talks about the debt, really. It's roughly 2.5% of GDP and climbing. Last I saw, it was consuming a huge chunk of tax receipts. Fifty years ago, was a different country. There is no technological revolution in the works to inflate the economy and the Saudis are not doing any deals with the … Continue reading Random Thoughts →