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My Trip to Poland (part I)
I left home on Saturday to travel to Krakow, Poland (or Cracow). This was a flight from Indianapolis to Charlotte, Charlotte to Munich, and then Munich to Krakow. Total flight time was about 14...
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Being Prepared
Several events over the last few weeks have presented some scary scenarios for family and acquaintances. In one recent case, a co-worker died from smoke inhalation in a house fire that she probably...
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A brief thought on violence
The shooting yesterday in Arizona was tragic. There are many people who are trying to place blame in several places. The shooter is clearly the one who should be blamed. It appears (from what has been...
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A brief observation on Facebook connectivity
Instead of doing some of the work I’m supposed to be doing, I’ve gotten briefly sidetracked by Facebook. I’m reasonably well-connected on Facebook, with in excess of 1320 “friends.” Yes, that is a...
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Some Thoughts on Lifetime Achievement
Earlier today I was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award from SANS during one of our regular CERIAS faculty receptions. I certainly am honored by this, given the many wonderful things that SANS does to...
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Some thoughts on the economy
A friend of a friend recently sent some email with a few of his thoughts on the rhetoric of some politicians who are claiming that tax increases will kill job creation. Our mutual friend forwarded this...
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Dodging (Some) Death and Destruction
This morning I was driving to Indianapolis for some medical tests, to be followed by a flight to NYC for an ACM meeting. The weather was horrible, with driving rain and low clouds. Tooling down I-65 at...
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There’s No Time Like the Present
I’m at the RSA 2012 conference. It has been an exhausting day of meetings and walking from hotel to hotel to meeting center and back again. Tonight, we held a memorial service for Gene Schultz. Gene...
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Remembering Spaf
With a birthday coming up, and several friends having recently passed on (e.g., been dereferenced), I thought maybe I should write up my obituary for future use. After all, I know my story better than...
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Crossing the Bar
Today, I lost another part of my history. My aunt died at age 93. We knew it was coming, so it wasn’t a surprise. She was in a lot of pain towards the end, so some people call that “a blessing.”...
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New Years Resolutions
It is traditional to make resolutions for the new year. Often, people use this as a way to motivate themselves to improve…at least for a week or two. After that, well, a year is a long time! Looking...
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I was a little naughty this evening….
I use Google Voice for a consolidated phone number. It is really handy. I give out one number for people to call, and it rings my office phone, my home phone, and my cell phone. Wherever I am, the...
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An Epiphany on Time, and Loss
Prologue 15-20 years ago, I wrote a regular series of essays, mostly on my travels, but occasionally on other items. These were shared via a mailing list — this was waaay before blogs came on the...
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The Dishwasher Story
Prologue As I noted in my last post, 15-20 years ago I wrote a regular series of essays, most intended to be humorous. These were shared via a mailing list — this was waaay before blogs came on the...
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I see London, I see France
Prologue As I noted in my last post, 15-20 years ago I wrote a regular series of essays, most intended to be humorous. These were shared via a mailing list — this was waaay before blogs came on the...
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Spaf Chooses Information Theory
Prologue As I noted last week (and before), 15-20 years ago I wrote a regular series of essays, most intended to be humorous. These were shared via a mailing list — this was waaay before blogs came on...
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3 Short Stories About Spaf and Costumes
Prologue As I noted in previous weeks in this blog, 15-20 years ago I wrote a regular series of essays, most intended to be humorous. This one was written in the late 1990s about two incidents...
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Spaf Takes the Red-Eye
Prologue As I noted in previous weeks in this blog, 15-20 years ago I wrote a regular series of essays, most intended to be humorous. This one was written in the fall of 1999, during the course of one...
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Musing and Remembering on D-Day
Today is the 70th anniversary of D-Day. 70 years ago, over 100,000 men headed to a very uncertain fate in northern France. Many didn’t know exactly why they were there, other than a sense of duty and...
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Letting Go
Several things all crossed my path recently that have a common theme: letting go. For some people, moving on is simple. For others, it is difficult. And for some people, it is impossible. So, for...
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