The golden rule to me: is the one from the Torah. Not the due unto others version – it really is simple: That which is hurtful to you, don’t do to others. So I get that’s negative and such but…
Accumulated and Recognized- Everybody Wins!
It is quite interesting when something small becomes something big over time. I’m not talking about compounded interest though the results are quite similar. Or my rapidly growing middle, softer in time. I’m talking about reading 30 minutes to a…
I don’t want to shoot a person
That’s really how it pans out. I don’t think I could shoot a deer with a rifle. I do t tho k I could shop and kill a man. I got in fights as a kid. I didn’t win any…
Running Again
I’m running again. Last year I tried it – June in anticipation of the Peachtree. Fail – by the second week fo July I had stopped. Then in March of this year everything changed. The Pandemic was beginning, I started…
Austin TX
Here is a dump of notes on Austin. From a friend who is there, an Uber driver and our experience there. We had a great weekend – hit at least three microbreweries, restaurants, a blues/country band and lots of walking.…
Software 30 years $1 Trillion
Reflecting on the recent FIS and Fiserv acquisitions and the enormity of these companies now! Then I reflected on Microsoft and the fact that both will still have less than 10% of its market cap after the acquisitions. 30 years…
Walls and other distractions
A news article popped up in my feed today about the recent theory as to why the famous huge statues on Easter Island were placed where they are. According to a recent study, the theory goes that the people of Rapa…
NOLA: My friends’ favorite places to eat
Casual: Willa Jean** (Breakfast/Brunch) 611 O’Keefe Avenue 504.509.7334 Plum Street Snowballs (landmark treat) 1300 Burdette St 504.866.7996 The Camellia Grill (Sandwiches & Po’Boys) 626 S Carrollton Ave 504.866.9573 Mother’s (Po’Boys) 401 Poydras 504.523-9656 Parkway Bakery (Dive/Fun/Po’Boys) 538 Hagan Avenue 504.482.3047 Bachanal in the Bywater (wine and music) 600 Poland…
Looking back to look forward, and look for good.
Too much to say these days, my mind is in a scattering bunch of tasks and trials. Less time to think but when I do it often goes to unsettled times. Pondering a bit as I prepare to watch our…
My Granfather’s Hands
These are the hands of a man.These are the hands of a strong man, a kind man, a gentle man. These are the hands that shaped many lives, they held my mother, they held me, they held my children. They…