Starving Students Screwed Me
So I finally decided to abandon my Marina del Rey mansion and move closer to work. I selected Huntington Beach which is about an hour south of MDR and had been working furiously since…
Read the article← BACK TO THE SANDBOX
FROM THE ARCHIVE / CATEGORY
General Ramblings
93 articles, newest first.
Book Review: Basic Economics
"Basic Economics" has to be one of the worst titles ever developed for a book that contains so much useful information. Actually the full title is "Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to…
Read the articleI'm Famous
My amigo, Marcello, just sent me this photo from his recent trip to Eastern Europe. Some research has uncovered that "Rini" means "Push" in Slovene. Strange considering the orgin of the…
Read the articleHow Rich Are You?
I ran across an interesting site that I thought I would throw out there. It's called the Global Rich List and it claims to compare your salary against the world population. For instance,…
Read the articleThe Cobbler's Children Have No Shoes
Back in January when I was studying for the PMP Exam, I volunteered to help on the PMI's Program and Portfolio Management Standards project. The goal was to construct a body of knowledge…
Read the articleDiver Down Follow Up
I recently posted about scuba diver, Dan Carlock, who was left stranded in the water after a recent dive. Someone forwarded to me a press release sent out by the company who was…
Read the articleHey, I Know That Guy!
As I've mentioned previously, I'm a scuba diving fanatic. In fact, as a hobby, I teach scuba diving and am a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer. A friend emailed me this link to a story…
Read the articleSongkran
I spent the day with a scuba and travel buddy at the Songkran festival held at Wat Thai in the San Fernando Valley. Songkran is the Thai new year (currently 2547) and is a enthusiastic…
Read the articleEasiest or Hardest Job in the World? You Decide.
I was reading The Economist recently and they had the story of Abdi Jimale Osman, Somalia's minister of tourism. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, Somalia…
Read the articleSir, What's That In Your Trunk?
I had to go to LAX today to pick up a ticket and I may have almost given one of the security guys a heart attack. First off, I haven't flown recently but I have flown several times over…
Read the articleWhy Instant Messaging Is Evil
Instant Messaging used to be a great tool. Unfortunately, like email, once it became popular it went from useful tool to annoyance. I don't think it was anything about the technology…
Read the articleDARPA Grand Challenge
One of my clients is Axion Racing, a team that entered the DARPA Grand Challenge. The Grand Challenge is a government sponsored competition with a $1 million prize going to the team who…
Read the articleLet's try this again
Welcome to my new, new, new weblog. This is probably the fourth different re-launch of a weblog for me. I started out back in 2000/2001 when the whole Internet sector began to melt.…
Read the article