(UPDATED 09/11/06) Check out Bruce Henderson’s post above for some high-resolution shots post-9/11. ..bruce.. In March 2001 — just six months before the 9/11 attacks — Sandra and I took our daughters Jacqui and Crystal, along with John Hicks (soon to become Jacqui’s fiance and then husband), up to New York City. We did the […]
Robert (“Rob” or “Gringo”) David Peraza was 30 years old on September 11, 2001. He had earned both his undergraduate degree (1994) and his MBA (1996) from St. Bonaventure University, where he had loved to play rugby. He was now living in New York City and working as a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald near […]
Between drving some 4000+ miles since late August and spending a week with our son Jon before he heads off for further Marine training and then deployment, I’ve been a bit busy. Regular blogging will recommence. ..bruce..
Sorry blogging has been a bit light here. Besides writing a very long expert report during the past month, I’ve also driven (with Sandra) a few thousand miles over the past several days, with over a thousand more to go. Last week, we made a quick trip to Utah to see some close friends from […]
OK, this is the best hack I’ve seen in years: And he’s my favorite quote from Ron Patrick’s website: You have to give the California Department of Motor Vehicles (the DMV) credit for creativity on this one. A DMV insider has disclosed to me that the DMV has made a formal request to a federal […]
But I’m sure my dad would have liked some of this gear back in WWII or even during Vietnam. It’s my son’s military, now. This article by Nate Anderson over at Ars Technica shows just what R&R techno-gear our military folks over in Iraq and Afghanistan can get hold of: One of Mikhail Woltering’s strangest […]
I’m flying out of town on business and won’t be back until Saturday. I may have some time to do blogging over the next few days, but I wouldn’t count on it. ..bruce..
I’ve searched YouTube. I’ve watched YouTube. YouTube is my favorite “TV channel”. Believe me, Current TV is no YouTube. Let me explain. Tom Bevan, over at the excellent Real Clear Politics, points to a San Francisco Chronicle article by Joe Garofoli that compares and constrast’s Al Gore’s CurrentTV channel with the YouTube website. Garofoli starts […]
[UPDATED BELOW as of Saturday, 9:41 pm – final update] (Friday morning, 10:30 am) Sandra and I have somewhere between 50 and 80 people coming over for a potluck BBQ late Saturday afternoon. And I’m in charge of the meat. After two weeks of intense work on a case with a short deadine, not to […]
UPDATED (8/11/06): Here’s a story at Slashdot linking to an analysis by Paul Thurrott who feels that Apple is copying from Microsoft, rather than the other way around. The comments section at Slashdot quickly devolves into a techie equivalent of a junior high food fight. In the meantime, Danial Eran slaps back at Paul Thurott. […]
