FIRST PRINCIPLES--REDUX

When it comes to writing I prefer non-fiction and easy to compile stuff, like this blog. In reading I go the other way, towards fictio...

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an alliance of nations built on the idea the Soviet Union needed to be contained mili...

 Weir wrote the book “Martian” which most people know as the blockbuster movie with Matt Damon. I never read it but imagined how diffi...

I’ve been watching this show called “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having” on Netflix. It got picked up by PBS at some point, I’ve watched it ...

Here is my advice on “full court press” stories from the media.  Do a little research before forming an opinion. By “full court” I mea...

I’ve been consistently running on Sunday mornings for 3 miles when the weather is warm. I’m usually a finicky runner when it comes to ...

Anthony Bourdain died a few days ago.  Suicides are always so tragic. For stars, the loss is magnified though by an empty feeling ...