The Return of Futurama…Yet Again
My daughter gave me this Futurama Planet Express sweatshirt for Father's Day 2022. Besides being fashionable - in a geeky way - it's also extremely soft and comfortable. I wore…
My Six Degrees of Separation
The premise behind Six Degrees of Separation is that a connection between any two people exists through six or fewer social connections. Though originally from a 1929 short story, it…
England Premier League Demographics
Question: aside from truly niche sports, what sports have mass appeal in a single country and nowhere else? Baseball and world football (soccer to us Americans) expanded far and wide…
Random Learnings #9
Yesterday (July 28, 2023), a threatening storm went through Central Iowa. The storm had everything: winds, lightening, ominous clouds, rain potential, and storm warnings. Coralville was hosting fifty thousand RAGBRAI…
Performance Reviews Are A Waste of Time
https://flic.kr/p/bFBKLV At least weekly I am asked for feedback or thoughts on a recent commercial interaction. Most obvious for one-time transactions with a company rendering services, e.g. lawn service, gutter…
The Russians Remains The Same
From very earlier in the Ukrainian-Russian war, there have been many reports of Russian soldiers looting Ukraine, including tractors that were remotely disabled. This is the same as seen in…
Outside-The-Box School Mascots
A large majority of secondary and post-secondary schools in the United States offer interscholastic athletics for their students, though even those who don't may still find (subversive) ways to participate.…
Random Learnings #8
Timezones are frustrating and confusing for most people, whether you're traveling or just trying to schedule meetings for work. And how often I see software where the time is persisted…
Meandering Thoughts #9
Another song to reconsider: how does the Jimi Hendrix cover of Hey Joe get any airplay when social movements like Me Too are raising awareness of violence against women? [I'll…
Where The Mississippi River Starts
I first met the Mississippi River in 1972 when my mom moved - with me and my two siblings from Brooklyn, NY to rural Iowa. We first arrived in Clinton,…