(what? You thought I only wrote software? Enjoy....) Butterfly and Leaf Moca Finca, August 9, 2008 Copyright 2008, Steven Feuerstein Flicker...

Big Oil sucks us dry once again . By JOHN PORRETTO, A...

Hey folks, For anyone attending Oracle Open World this year, here is my schedule of presentations: Session ID: S300184 Session Titl...

I don't go shopping very often. I like to buy things, don't get me wrong. But I don't like to shop, don't like the marketin...

When I first read of the 5-4 decision by the Supreme Court to explicitly recognize the right of an individual, not a militia, to bear arms, ...

When I train developers, I like to point out that they (we) are very special people: we use symbolic logic day in and day out to do our job...

In case you are interested, I will be presenting three times at OOW in San Fran this September. The dates/times have not yet been set, but h...

Ran across the following article in USA Today, May 13, 2008 - which means of course that I was staying in a hotel. The Forum: Clinton expos...

I ran across a set of dish drain covers in a Puerto Rico supermarket, and found the following text on the back of the package: Chenyang Comm...

I have created a Flickr Set containing some of my favorite photos. I hope you enjoy them! http://www.flickr.com/photos/60694364@N00/sets/721...

We recently installed a solar power system on a house we own in a very sunny clime. Along with the 12 180W solar panels, we have 16 batterie...

I recently flew on a British Airways flight from Munich to Heathrow and was left speechless by its profligate use of plastic in its meals......

For a long time now, I have eschewed plastic bags at retail stores, and instead (whenever possible) asked for paper. I figure that even if i...

Do you like advertising? When I am asked this question, I usually reflexively answer: "No! I hate advertising." Yet to be honest,...

I am now flying back home to Chicago from snow to snow, actually. The morning I left Istanbul, it had started to snow.... Upon reflection, w...

"I did not major in math, but I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them," Huckabee said at a rally at the University of M...

Read this yesterday online: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of six prescription drugs, with a combina...

New Zealand is a whole bunch of islands, formed from volcanic eruptions. And 30 minutes by ferry ride east of Auckland City is Rangitoto, th...

I landed in Auckland on January 23rd. My first visit to New Zealand, a country of which I have heard so much over the years. Off I went to m...

I am on my last day of a 2.5 week swing through APAC (Asia Pacific). I have been in Auckland, New Zealand for the last five days and will wr...