Most people tend to be open and sociable if they like the attention you give them. If you inquire into a subject that is embarrassing or they don’t want to make public, they will tell you to mind your own business. What exactly is “my business?” I understand the desire for privacy. Some things aren’t …
I first met Jim Hayes 25 years ago when I was his supervisor at Brooks Air Force Base in Texas. He loved new technology and eagerly shared his knowledge with some of us who were less enthusiastic. His generosity and patience are two of the main reasons I work in the computer support field today. …
These days the phrase “I love you” is being misused. It is used too many times in the place of “I want what I can get from you” and causes all kinds of problems. The confusion is made worse when advertisements tell us what we must buy someone to show we truly love them; movies …
My wife recently returned from a trip to Xian, China. That is where the famous Terracotta Warriors are located. Life-sized clay statues of soldiers don’t seem like a big deal until you look a little closer. To get an idea of the scale of the project, 720,000 people were forced to build the first Emperor …
I grew up in a small town in Tennessee and thought I wanted to be a garbage man. They got to ride around all day on the back of a big garbage truck; dump people’s cans full of trash in the back; and pull the lever that took all that garbage out of sight. Besides …
