October, 2017 I once wrote an ad with this (accurate) headline: If the auto industry had done what the computer industry has done in the last 30 years, a Rolls Royce would cost $2.50 and get two million miles per gallon. I was eight in 1951 when the first commercial computer, the Univac I, was…
September, 2017 In 1966, as Vietnam was ramping up, this WWII comedy was a hit in theaters. I thought it raised a good question. Most people (nine out of ten) who serve in the military are doing the kind of work that is common in civilian life. Unless they happen to be close to…
September 2017 I was told by my mother that her mother’s mother (my great grandmother, whose last name was Sild I think) grew up on an estate in Sweden in which her father was the manager for a wealthy family. She was the oldest daughter and because her mother was blind, she was told…
December, 2014 My five-year-old granddaughter visited recently and at one point she got quite upset over the idea that she was being criticized. We were shocked that she would think that, as her grandmother and I did not believe we were doing anything of the sort. We think she’s perfect! But when we thought…
July, 2015 I started therapy because of problems in my marriage; and at first my wife, who was very angry with me, did most of the work. Eventually I realized that I needed to do some work on myself. I was having trouble coping with my own negative feelings. Anxiety was the main problem….