This is the second installment of my Australia New Zealand travel notes. Click on any of the images to jump to my photo gallery for this trip. Day 10 Oct 17, 2022 Park Hyatt, Melbourne Victoria, iPhone This morning we had breakfast at the Mantra Albury Hotel and then did a little bit of shopping. … Continue reading Travel Diary: Melbourne and Uluru (Part 2)
Category: Observations
Travel Diary: Brisbane to Canberra (Part 1)
For most of October 2022, we were traveling in Australia and New Zealand: two countries that have long lingered on our bucket lists. While traveling I kept notes on my iPhone and Mac. The following four blog posts are slightly edited versions of my notes. I cleaned up my phrasing and inserted appropriate pictures but … Continue reading Travel Diary: Brisbane to Canberra (Part 1)
On Eponymous Erasure
While slumming on the Internet I came across a woman complaining. Imagine my astonishment! The lady1, let’s call her Karen, had an esoteric complaint, it was: The Pythagorean Theorem was known long before his birth. Calling the theorem “Pythagorean” is a form of erasure. Oh my! Apparently, attributing a well-known mathematical result to a person … Continue reading On Eponymous Erasure
Helen Burdick’s Diary
My grandmother Helen kept a handwritten diary for the last few decades of her life. When she died in the 1980s Evelyn (Evey), my mother, collected Helen’s small notebooks and stashed them in her Bozeman house where they remained until I came across them after her death in 2013. When I found Helen’s notebooks, I … Continue reading Helen Burdick’s Diary
The Techadent Internet Light Bulb Age
Writing a blog that only spambots peruse affords unlimited editorial freedom. Without readers to offend I am at liberty to blither on about whatever holds my attention. And today, while sitting with pen in hand and listening to soft rain fall, my attention is held, not by the war in Ukraine, or the January 6th … Continue reading The Techadent Internet Light Bulb Age
The Great White North: Now with Shiny Pony Capital Controls
I take pride in ignoring what some perceptive individuals have labeled the “misleadia.” Our garbage press spends more time pushing their contradictory agendas than providing useful information. I monitor their tone but immediately consign the majority of their claims to the almost certainly crap unless overwhelming and independently verified bin. But, occasionally, events force the … Continue reading The Great White North: Now with Shiny Pony Capital Controls
To-do Twenty Twenty-Two
I'm so bad at making and keeping New Years Resolutions that I typically put them off until February. I've always been a procrastinator and I've always told myself that I'm going to change, but not today. Tossing Calvinistic guilt aside procrastination isn't all bad, it gives you time to mull over your plans before making … Continue reading To-do Twenty Twenty-Two
Yet Another New Year
Well, I survived 2021, another crappy COVID year. Three cheers for me. 2021 was marked by four deaths. The first off was my dad. He died in February of “general geriatric decline” (old age) and I have been dealing with his estate ever since. It’s mostly settled with a few irritating exceptions. Just try closing … Continue reading Yet Another New Year
Buy My Daughter Helen’s Art!
Dear readers, as most of you know, this blog does not promote anything except the fevered ravings of its somewhat deranged author. But today, in a wild break with tradition, I'm promoting my daughter's art. Some of us put Winnie the Wuhan Kung Flu1 lockdowns to good use. I finished my JOD book, and my … Continue reading Buy My Daughter Helen’s Art!
Offensive Team Names and GUIDs
Not long ago while driving with my NPR loving wife I was accidentally exposed to a radio panel “conversation”1 about offensive team names. Unless you've been off-planet for the last few decades you're probably aware that it's no longer acceptable to name teams after BIPOC’ky2 people. To do so is to commit the heinous crime … Continue reading Offensive Team Names and GUIDs
Analyze the Data not the Drivel 