Month: September 2013

Only Metadata

Armed with only a pen, a notepad, and a watch, I take up a position on your street. No one notices the average looking man in an average looking vehicle parked on the average neighborhood street. I write down the time that each person leaves their respective residence. I spend all day noting each of […]

High School Suspension: A social-engineering love story

One part engineer, one part artist, one part salesman. All teenager. Nothing good can come of that combination. Well, except for an interesting story.   Our high school was one of the first to get in on California’s program to add computer labs to all of the schools. The goal, I believe, was a computer […]

I used to be fat. I still am, but I used to be too

Apparently I’m going through pretty textbook “divorced guy” stuff right now, and getting into shape is a direct result of that. Who knew I could do something considered normal? Genetically, I come from a build of human that is broad and dense. I’ve always been “bigger” than average, which is something I’ve long come to […]