Yet Another Fabulous Day in my world. Today I offer two strange encounters. Banana was on the menu for someone, and I discovered the evidence. I didn’t witness the crime, only the carnage left behind by someone who harbors disrespect for civility. Perhaps this person trained to rebel the establishment, committing acts of civil disobedience. …
When I was a journeyman machinist working for a defense contractor, I made a variety of precision parts for early cruise missile systems and surveillance satellites. Back then my fantasy was to become a model maker for a Hollywood production company, however my journey took me in another direction, but I’m still fascinated by movie …
Untangling the Tale of Ada Lovelace
April 12, 1954, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England. Alan Turing, reeling from the mental and physical torture from endocrine disruptor treatment (aka chemical castration), languishes about the house, talking to Christopher II, when there’s a gentle knock at the door. He opens the door to see his former fiancee, Joan Clarke, whom he last saw when the …
The job advert might as well had said, “Need not apply: Old, retired computer nerds.” I sometimes browse through the IT section of job adverts to amuse myself and to remind my inner nerd that it’s a cruel, cruel world out there for older folk from all walks of life and professions. I might not …
I found the summer months neither amusing nor creative, as I loathe harsh sunshine and temperatures above 75 F. Give me an overcast day with morning and evening drizzle, and I’ll invite you over for Sunday brunch. November in my world marks the return of creativity, chatty voices in my head, and general weirdness. I was …