The three tine fork

Above all else, I am a functionalist — a pragmatist. I’ve had my design missteps over the years, including that which draws continued needling from my wife when proposed design solutions do not adequately address functionality. That long gone folly still delivers a tiny

The three tine fork

Above all else, I am a functionalist — a pragmatist. I’ve had my design missteps over the years, including that which draws continued needling from my wife when proposed design solutions do not adequately address functionality. That long gone folly still delivers a tiny

Speedtest.net by Ookla

I just received a Thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter, purchased with the hope to improve online backups and syncs through CrashPlan and Dropbox. From Speedtest.net by Ookla, the results are interesting and, I have to say, disappointing in one important detail: upload speeds are essentially unchanged from my

Speedtest.net by Ookla

I just received a Thunderbolt-Ethernet adapter, purchased with the hope to improve online backups and syncs through CrashPlan and Dropbox. From Speedtest.net by Ookla, the results are interesting and, I have to say, disappointing in one important detail: upload speeds are essentially unchanged from my

Marche républicaine

Nous sommes Charlie. For those who have subscribed to the contre-meme, “I am not Charlie”, I hate to break it to you but, yes, you are Charlie. Simply because you’re able to say that, tweet that, post it to your Facebook wall. Call

Marche républicaine

Nous sommes Charlie. For those who have subscribed to the contre-meme, “I am not Charlie”, I hate to break it to you but, yes, you are Charlie. Simply because you’re able to say that, tweet that, post it to your Facebook wall. Call

Le Grand Palais des Glaces

Starting with a blue glow each evening, the hues changing through the night: we were watching Le Grand Palais des Glaces. They called it the largest indoor ice rink in the world. That might or might not be true but when we finally did go, it

Le Grand Palais des Glaces

Starting with a blue glow each evening, the hues changing through the night: we were watching Le Grand Palais des Glaces. They called it the largest indoor ice rink in the world. That might or might not be true but when we finally did go, it

Reasons why we should freak out about the giant crack that opened in the Mexico desert

Why no one should freak out about the giant crack that opened in the Mexico desert – The Washington Post. Correction: Why everyone should freak out about the giant crack that opened in the Mexico desert… “These are normal manifestations of

Reasons why we should freak out about the giant crack that opened in the Mexico desert

Why no one should freak out about the giant crack that opened in the Mexico desert – The Washington Post. Correction: Why everyone should freak out about the giant crack that opened in the Mexico desert… “These are normal manifestations of

Reasons to worry more about the parents when the boy departs

Early onset SFTS (Sudden Free Time Syndrome). Symptoms: new magazine and podcast subscriptions. Boarding schools start trending on Google+. (That one’s not true! Nobody uses Google+.) Worried friends & relatives call upon noticing a sudden decline in changes to shared calendars. The self-published book How to Quit

Reasons to worry more about the parents when the boy departs

Early onset SFTS (Sudden Free Time Syndrome). Symptoms: new magazine and podcast subscriptions. Boarding schools start trending on Google+. (That one’s not true! Nobody uses Google+.) Worried friends & relatives call upon noticing a sudden decline in changes to shared calendars. The self-published book How to Quit

2014 Brittany | Atlantic cairn on Vimeo

Along the coast of Brittany, not far from Porspoder, is the Île Melon and its eponymous hamlet. Here exist the remains of a few quarries cut from the sea side of the granite coast. Dependent on the direction of the mouth toward the sea, they make interesting places

2014 Brittany | Atlantic cairn on Vimeo

Along the coast of Brittany, not far from Porspoder, is the Île Melon and its eponymous hamlet. Here exist the remains of a few quarries cut from the sea side of the granite coast. Dependent on the direction of the mouth toward the sea, they make interesting places

The million dollar idea — it’s in the toilet

Occasionally I have an idea. When I tell my patient wife, child, or friend the idea, I preface it by saying “I have a million dollar idea”. Then, as I present the idea, the price inevitably starts to drop as the

The million dollar idea — it’s in the toilet

Occasionally I have an idea. When I tell my patient wife, child, or friend the idea, I preface it by saying “I have a million dollar idea”. Then, as I present the idea, the price inevitably starts to drop as the