Despite the impending holidays, I still manged to get overbooked this week, which lead to Gretchen and me having to work nine and one half hours on a Saturday. The increasing urgency of various matters around the planet have made it nearly impossible for me to work a decent five day week anymore, but in… Continue reading North Korea vs. Sony Pictures – Interview in a Quagmire
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Microsoft Vows to Change Culture, Leopards Vow to Change Spots
This afternoon, as regular readers of this Web log can readily imagine, my dear brother Rob Roy invited himself and his son Jason over to my home in Great Falls, Virginia, to watch the World Cup Championship on the oversize HDTV in the furnished basement. And to avail themselves of my extensive collection of world-class… Continue reading Microsoft Vows to Change Culture, Leopards Vow to Change Spots
Secret Service Seeks Sarcasm Sensitive Software
When my sister-in-law Katje gets a bug in her ear concerning a certain subject, she’s pretty much implacable. So when she called me on Wednesday to make arrangements for dinner at my place in Great Falls, Virginia Saturday night, and insisted on doing all the necessary shopping and making everything herself so my brother Rob… Continue reading Secret Service Seeks Sarcasm Sensitive Software
Welcome to Zunzuneo, Brought to You by USAID
Last night I stopped by the Round Robin Bar before meeting Cerise to take in a performance at the Woolly Mammoth Theater. There I saw Cabot, who is with the United States Agency for International Development Office of Transition Initiatives. Now, USAID is associated with the State Department, and everybody knows how those folks can… Continue reading Welcome to Zunzuneo, Brought to You by USAID
Oculus Proves There’s a Kickstarter Backer Born Every Minute
Rose and Katje both called me this week to chat and drop hints about bringing their families over to my place in Great Falls, Virginia for Sunday dinner. Their motives were different, of course. Katje’s husband, my dear younger brother Rob Roy, wants to hang out at my place this weekend and next so he… Continue reading Oculus Proves There’s a Kickstarter Backer Born Every Minute