Category Archives: Random Musings

At the beginning of last week my boss’ boss’ boss’ boss dropped in to throw everything into chaos. The system we’ve been working on is being phased out in the next two years, and our team is being split up … Continue reading →

Warning: I’m getting all political-rant-y again. You have been warned. All across the country a large group of Americans are enjoying rights that are denied to other Americans, solely because of something genetic that they have no control over. Those … Continue reading →

I generally find Jessica Hagy’s chart-doodle-posts at Forbes.com to be interesting, amusing, and dead-on. Unfortunately, since they’re a combination of text and image, it’s hard to quote them (or is that a clever feature on her part?). So the best … Continue reading →

The attack on our embassy and the murder of four Americans in Libya was not and was never about a YouTube video. That’s what we’re hearing from the current administration right now. I remember things differently, but that’s not even … Continue reading →

I borrowed a recommendation a former professor gave to a friend of mine. These are a pair of TED talks from Dr. Brene Brown, a researcher studying human connection. These two talks about vulnerability and shame are worth a few … Continue reading →

Ross Douthat with the New York Times has an interesting editorial on the recent election and the larger political landscape. I don’t know much about Douthat or his leanings, but this IS the New York Times, so if he’s conservative … Continue reading →

I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen South America like this. Well, I’ve never seen it at all in person. Perhaps I should do something about that.

Papa John’s CEO claims the increased cost to his company of Obamacare is going force him to cut hours. People across the country are threatening to boycott the company. Once again we have a case of a top corporate official … Continue reading →