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“Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” Albert Einstein An interesting sentiment coming from one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. But then Elon Musk and Bill Gates have also expressed some reservations about technology. And recently, it looks like Silicon Valley may regard excessive screen time…

At work I received a beautiful Thanksgiving message that I think straddles the left-right divide on immigration. The author expresses thankfulness that we have it good in America and that we don’t have to immigrate in search of food, shelter or safety. Let’s hope it stays that way. In case the image looks grainy on…

Note: I had to wait a while before doing this post to gain distance from the topic. I am actually writing this several weeks after the hearing and I am initially relying on my memory of the incident. However, I will probably later pull in the news articles that I have read to add other…

I’m back. I’ve been away at a Managers’ Conference and had no access. And, for about a week before leaving, I was preparing for it, and I also had problems with the WordPress site. Or maybe it’s my machine. Ever since I installed the Gutenberg plug-in I’ve had problems with this site’s administrative page or…

Yesterday I forgot to mention about why people may not evacuate in the face of an incoming hurricane. A couple of reasons crossed my mind: 1.      If you live in a huge city like Houston, evacuating in time just might not be possible. Back in 2005 people tried to evacuate for hurricane Rita and the…

I don’t see how one can ignore what is going on with the weather. We had last year’s hurricane Harvey with the 1000-year flooding event, hurricane Irma and hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico, which just recently got back its electricity for most of the island. This year we had hurricane Florence washing out the…