I haven’t posted anything about the Covid-19 pandemic other than one brief update at its onset. Now that our lockdown has spanned a full year, I should probably document how it’s been.

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I wrote this two years ago, but never posted it, due to the high emotions surrounding the Presidential election. Now, with John McCain dead and Lord Trump’s midterm popularity contest upon us, I think it’s a fair time to share.

For virtually my entire life, the political world has been divided between Republicans and Democrats.

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I suppose an end-of-year update is in order, since I haven’t posted to my main blog since last August.

It’s ironic that my last post covered Inna’s and my summertime trip to Maine, visiting my mother as well as my brother, who had made his annual trip from his west coast home on Vancouver Island.

Ironic because for more than three months now I’ve ( Read more... )

If you’re someone who votes Republican, before the primary season begins, let me tell you about my experience with Mitt Romney.

In 1989 I went to work for a little company called MediQual. It had been founded ( Read more... )

A quick post about my most recent read: David Byrne’s “Bicycle Diaries”. Yes, that David Byrne. It’s really more about his observations based on various cities he visited than it is about cycling, so it’s not surprising that the two bits I want to share from it have absolutely nothing to do with the bike.

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Today Barack Hussein Obama II was sworn in as PotUS. I took a couple quick notes throughout the day that I would like to record.

The most obvious is the historic occasion of the first African American President. For many it’s a dream they never thought would come true. It is poetic that this year, Barack Obama’s inauguration took place the day ( Read more... )

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It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that I’m not succinct by nature. But I’m afraid life is now moving faster than I can type, and I’ve been falling behind. I’ve gotta start posting stuff without taking so much time to think about it.

Case in point: two political developments from two weeks ago:

First, the Supreme Court surprisingly upheld the ( Read more... )

Interesting study released today by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Especially interesting if you’re a Buddhist. Here’s a couple pointers:
Buddhist Channel article
Boston Globe charts
Pew Forum

On the Globe’s charts, you’ll note that Buddhism scores lowest of all ( Read more... )