Is anyone else bothered by McCain's repeated use of the word "proud" to describe how he feels about his vice presidential cand...

One of the highlights of Oracle Open World 2008 for me was the presentation by Bryn Llewellyn (PL/SQL Product Manager) on 'Doing SQL in ...

I just realized it's been a little while since I offered some PL/SQL thoughts on this blog. Sorry, the election campaign is twisting aro...

I watched the VP debate. Yep, there is no doubt about it: we now know that if Sarah Palin is given a month to prepare for a debate, then she...

For years now, people on the left have declared the US economy a "house of cards" built on debt and by transferring wealth from th...

A world-wide race to arm rather than feed our citizens.... US in push for arms deals The Times, citing Defense Department sales data through...

So the following is what I did this past week: On Monday morning, I caught an 8:30 AM flite to Los Angeles (a four hour trip). After a two ...

(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...