A blog from a science nut, computer geek, sometimes philosopher, and a human. Based out of Denver, with a love of Antarctica, I seem to wander the world so who knows where I'll be in 6 months.
Quick update for those who are wondering. I’m 85% or so recovered from my surgery. Doc took a look at me again today and thinks things are progressing nicely. Thinks I should be fine for departing early next month. I have purchased my ticket and will be leaving on the 6th via NYC so I … Read more
It seems fitting that I’m leaving DC the way I entered it. It’s just a Just a few months shy of three years after I took a long journey around south asia, from which I flew directly to DC and started work for FNCL. Here again I find myself ready to fly directly from DC … Read more
As I said yesterday I got video of the endoscope which the doctor used to poke around in my sinuses. Particularly interesting to me was as he was pulling out the packing, which is a hard feeling to describe and yet I’m not sure if it needs description if you watch the video. (Around 1:23 … Read more
Just thought people would want to know that. I’m something of an oozer, which the doctor says is normal, but has me a bit worried. I’m likely being overly cautious, but with thoughts of medical care in burundi, I think it pays to be so. Overall I can breathe well and am excited at the … Read more
And it was intentional too. I’m recovering at home now, and I’ll write what I can before I take my pain meds and become incoherent again. I woke up this morning at 5:15am took a shower, got dressed, and was at the bus stop at 6:00. Got to the hospital around 6:20 and got my … Read more
On Wednesday I get things poked into my nose for two an half hours. As I said in a previous post I’m having my sinus operated on to improve the drainage and hopefully reduce the frequency and severity of the sinus infections I’ve been getting. As I get near to the date I’ve realize that … Read more
This is an interesting excerpt from the New York Times as it’s related to empowering a community, it’s challenges, and how they’ve managed to channel the empowerment constructively in spite of the fact that they aren’t acting on it. I found it remarkable that they have bought in and validated their consumers in a way … Read more
Somewhere in the last week I changed my mind about my next step. Rather then cool my heels for a time here in DC while waiting for Angela to return to Cape Town then migrating there, I decided that it makes more sense to get out there and stop treading water here in DC. I … Read more
I also know that all of this is an irrational feeling, one that is based on our irrational programming.
When it comes to rational verse irrational, irrational generally wins, and that’s why you have markets that panic and cause devastation. That’s why people irrationally do things (like save money) when the best thing for our market is to spend money. (Assuming that our market is sustainable and sensible, which I won’t stipulate.)
Living in DC describes a bubble of existence, where one can spend years living here and forget what the rest of American really is and almost neglect to consider what the rest of the world’s fate is. So filled with power, money, paradigms of either or thought, enveloped in a artificially defined square which comes … Read more