Random Learnings #13
John L. Stoddard was a lecturer who published ten volumes of his lectures, one of which I found at The Last Bookstore in Los Angeles. The volume I purchased were…
Random Learnings #12
My wife and I attended a game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last Saturday. I've attended a handful of games over the years, it's an incredible venue: almost consistently…
Traveling
I am speaking at Devoxx Morocco in October, the first time I'll travel to Africa. When I spoke at Devoxx UK earlier this spring, my wife came with, but she's…
Mother’s Day At Keukenhof
What comes to mind when you think of the Netherlands? Canals? Hans Brinker, the boy who saved the country by sticking his finger in the dike? Anne Frank? Famous painters…
Meandering Thoughts #11
Though I grew up on 70s rock-n-roll, I hadn't though about the Foreigner song Hot Blooded in a while. Well, I'm hot blooded Check it and see I got a…
40th High School Reunion
I graduated from my rural Iowa high school in 1983 with 48 others in a standard, uneventful, and completely forgettable ceremony, so - holy shit - I've now been a…
Random Learnings #11
Did you know that a German, and therefore a European Union, enclave within Switzerland? Neither did I. It turns out that the Basel Badischer Banhof in Basel, Switzerland - just…
Pavek Museum
Originally the Pavek Museum of Broadcasting, the Pavek Museum is primarily known for its extensive collection of vintage radio, television, and broadcasting equipment. The initial museum was created from the…
Random Learnings #10
I'm not British and therefore haven't really understood the details about Windrush immigrants, though it's been front-and-center in the news for both its 75th anniversary and the attempts by the…
Me, A Conference Speaker? Yes, you!
I have been in your shoes: it is very intimidating to get in front of strangers and speak about your passion: technical topics where others are stronger; opinions that are…