Santa Cruz

I’m going to be in Santa Cruz next week.

Where should I eat?

Pith

I found this quote (from a NY Times article on a proposed Mortgage bailout) … pithy:

“If the lunch truly is free, the demand for free lunches will be large,”

Layoffs vs. bartending school

More

As I thought about it, I have had a bunch of interesting experiences lately … mostly related to talking to real live people. I sat next to a woman on the plane back from Chicago who turned out to be both an end-of-life nurse and an Episcopal priest. She noticed me reading Ethics for a . . . → Read More: More

Slow week

I notice that I haven’t been posting much. It’s not a lack of thoughts – nor really of time in which to write them down. It’s mostly that I really want to push on through and finish watching season 1 of Heroes.

Numbers

I’m in Hampton, VA again.

I play games with numbers, to keep things interesting. One of the things I do is to make up little stories about my hotel room numbers. It helps me to remember them.

This one was dead simple – so a single point to anyone who can guess the story for . . . → Read More: Numbers

Funding

Hey, here’s a fun and interesting facet of the massive statewide budget cuts: Funding for hospitals! Specifically, Boston Medical Center.

Looks like BMC will have to make do with $97 billion million less than they were expecting for the year. The majority of that ($64BM) is a rescinded supplemental payment from the state. The rest . . . → Read More: Funding

That quickly?

So, I’m on the road again.

This week I’m in Bethesda. Going home tomorrow – to go to a wedding in Chicago over the weekend. On Monday, I fly down to VA to hang with NASA. Home Friday, a couple of quick halloween parties, and then off to Santa Cruz for a week. Return, . . . → Read More: That quickly?

change

Here’s change that I can get my brain around: I’m wearing my Obama shirt as we travel back to the US. I’m absolutely innuncated with people wanting to shake my hand, and even to trade shirts with me. Not that foreign opinion should be any sort of dominant factor in our presidential choices, but damn . . . → Read More: change

e survived

slept mostly through the night. Apparently hurricanes are okay as long as they miss you.

Went to the willy t in ‘the bight’ tonight. Bar on a boat. Boobs, and butt nakedness (none of our party for either). Apparently anything goes on a boat party.