Cruel Product Placement
This kiosk is located adjacent to Terminal 2, Gate 6 at Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport. What sane person would purchase Legos for travel? Insufficient room to assemble on the plane. Box…
I Should Be Dead, Right?!?
How is it that before take-off the exterior temperature is 80°C/176°F? Once airborne and at altitude, the exterior temperature was a much more reasonable -50°C/-58°F, but does it matter since…
Meandering Thoughts #44
I'm in Norway to attend and speak at NDC Oslo and - typical of tech conferences - plenty of random entertainment for the attendees. What did I find? Pinball! Of…
Devoxx Greece 2025
I submitted multiple talks for this year's Devoxx Greece, and, happily, the reviewers selected Demonolithing The Monolith? Forget It! to be presented. I've given this talk previously (including other Devoxx-branded…
Immaculate Inning and Spies
Sunday, Miami Marlin's pitcher Cal Quantrill pitched an immaculate inning, striking out three batters on nine pitches. Though exceeding rare at one time - none between 1928 and 1953 -…
Non-Traditional Families
[Disclaimer: the following happened decades ago, time likely makes for faulty or embellished memories. Names changed in the extremely-unlikely chance that someone who knows the family actually reads this and…
A Hill With A View
At 277m/909 feet, Lycabettus Hill (also known as Mount Lycabettus) is the highest point in Athens, with incredible 360° views of the city below. [Spoiler alert: a lot of rooftops!]…
Random Learnings #54
I recently traveled to Athens, Greece to speak at Devoxx Greece, without question the furthest south and east in Europe I've been. The above is a Greek typewriter, with -…
Memories of Mom #37
Mom was always leery about medicine, but in particular I remember her pushing back on x-rays unless absolutely necessary. My guess is that they were somewhat safe, but probably used…
Memories of Mom #36
As the first grandchild, many similar versions of this picture exist: Baby Scott climbing into and out of the sandbox in Evanston, IL. The home movies from that day demonstrate…