Month: September 2009
A Futile Quest
One of my biggest problems is that I don’t always learn from my mistakes. Generally this doesn’t affect anyone else, but I inconvenienced the rest of my family on Labor Day when we decided to go out for lunch. Holiday…
A Little Help
In a couple of months, I have to the west coast travel for work. Sadly, it’s not Vegas. This will require some fairly long plane rides. I need entertainment. I will have my iPod and some reading material, but I…
The Impetus
Like so many other people, I remember the particulars of 9/11 very clearly. I remember hearing on the radio – I was streaming the BBC at work – about a commuter plane crashing. I remember an old boss talking about…
The Doctor is In
I generally don’t get political here, but I ran a cross a great story about a program at the University of Washington’s medical school. A friend works there and passed the link on to me. In short, students have the…
I Never Learn
Each summer, I get excited for the newest version of EA Sports’ college football video game series. I look forward to taking control of a new school and trying to win it a national championship. I succeeded in NCAA09 with…
Sucker Bet
That noise you heard yesterday was the anticipation of sports betting in Delaware being sucked out of everyone who intended on visiting the first state to gamble on the NFL or March Madness. The Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals…