A good chunk of my property is landscaped with Ceanothus – a creeping shrub with pretty blue flowers that grows about 3-feet high. Unlike typical shrubs, our species of Ceanothus spreads aggressively across the landscape, creating a large and relatively dense canopy for a hidden world of creatures living beneath[…] Read On
Few things in life are as black and white as winning and losing. In sports you either add one to the win column or the loss column. Simple. When you’re courting a customer, you end up winning or losing the deal. You know that because you either get paid to[…] Read On
It’s a bad idea to take life too seriously. A really bad idea. If you do – take life too seriously – you will be severely and repeatedly disappointed. And that means you will be miserable. Don’t just take my word for it. Try it. Get emotionally invested in everything[…] Read On
After Election Day 2016 it was #NotMyPresident. Then came #Resist, #NeverTrump, #RussianCollusion, #MuellerReport and #Impeachment. Now it’s #RejectTheCoverup and #Impeached4Life. I’m sure I’ve missed a few hundred hashtags in between. Is anyone else sensing a trend? You know how doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different[…] Read On
And everyone wonders why I’m nervous about self-driving cars. An app that was never tested at scale and nobody was taught to use failed spectacularly. Panic-stricken party officials running around with their hair on fire as phone lines are flooded with calls from reporting precincts. Candidates declaring victory with no[…] Read On
Apparently the word “poli-tics” is derived from “poli,” meaning many, and “tics,” meaning blood sucking parasites. I can’t take credit for that one – it’s apparently been said by all sorts of notables from Robin Williams to Barry Goldwater Jr. (Hat tip to Andrew W.) Am I really that[…] Read On
Elizabeth Warren is at it again. This time the rapidly declining democratic candidate is proposing hefty civil and criminal penalties for the spreading of disinformation online. Let that sink in for a minute. This is the woman who lied about her background – calling herself a native American and a[…] Read On