A Quick Post

When I would read stuff like “25% of Americans believe the sun revolves around the earth” or “some Americans believe the earth is flat” or “some fundamentalists believe the earth is 6000 years old”, I used to think that America always had people who believed in “outdated” facts, to put it kindly, and that we…

We’ve finally reached the end of this momentous year. I’ve seen a lot of images with the “goodbye 2020” sentiment this year – and very little, or maybe no Happy New Year. Saying “Happy New Year” seems wrong since we still have a raging pandemic that is supposed to get worse in January, as if…

When I was back at SAIC, folks thought I was an expert on Excel and I thought, “Oh, boy, are you clueless.” I knew I was just an extremely creative user of Excel and basically used just maybe 5 things. I didn’t know any VBA and I had no ideas what array formulas could do….

Yesterday, my company, or rather the company that I work for, had their annual Christmas Service where we do some form of beautification for a non-profit organization or for the disadvantaged. This year was an outdoor beautification project for the KIPP school that helps disadvantaged children receive the education they need to succeed and get…

This past Friday we did our usual Christmas Service: we worked at the Food Bank for the second year in the row. Unfortunately, Friday was a day of trials. First, on my way there, I missed the exit from the freeway and tried taking the next one to turn around but got extremely lost. Left…