Powerful acronyms defend planet
I like what they’ve done with their acronyms here. Bullseye for the DART! That asteroid though, looks like a piece of hard candy that you left in your pocket too…
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September 2022
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Mr. Magoo marathon
A suggestion for retirement home event night. Mr. Magoo is a cartoon from many years ago that pokes fun at near-sightedness, poor hearing and actual symptoms of dementia – stuff…
Work release
After retirement, I walk in my neighborhood regularly. The first couple of blocks are usually great, but as soon as I get out into higher-traffic areas, I often run into…
Financialization
How Wall Street Ruins Everything There was an article in the business section this morning about the railroad industry, and the just-averted railroad strike. From 1980 to today, the railroads…
My Octopus Teacher
FILM The name of the movie “My Octopus Teacher” does not help to sell it to prospective viewers. It seems like it might be for children. I am sure that…
Management books and self help
BOOK This article in The Atlantic is a very entertaining read, a solid entry in the Emperor’s New Clothes genre. Apparently, it is distilled from his book of the same…
Russia/Ukraine: How did we get here?
The following book review by Fred Kaplan gives a detailed explanation of the post-cold-war moves and countermoves that have led up to the recent Russian war on Ukraine.