There is a saying that says everybody gets 15 seconds of fame in their lives. Talk to an elderly person and ask what his or her most famous moment was, and you might be surprised. Time forgets everything eventually. Even the person with the lowliest appearance in old age was mighty once… for 15 seconds. […]
Back Diary
Diaries have been around for a long time. You use one to record your current thoughts so you can look back on them in the future. The “Back Diary” is where you record your past and present thoughts so you can look back on them in the future. A conventional diary starts when you start the diary. […]
I Will Always Be a Hokie
Time seems to fly faster as we age. It’s hard to believe that it has been 12 years since the Virginia Tech shooting. Forty-nine people were shot by Seung-hui Cho, including one of my friends who was shot in the face and was lucky to survive. I had already graduated two years prior and was working […]
How to Visit the Center of Internet
ASHBURN Virginia, U.S.A. About 35 miles west of Washington, D.C., on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, is the suburban community of Ashburn. Until the past 20 years or so, Ashburn has been known mostly for its farms and large homes where the wealthy doctors, lawyers, and politicians have come to settle. For football […]
A Smarter Menu
There was a time when it was fashionable for software developers to make everything “dynamic” and “smart.” It annoyed the hell out of everyone. You would be typing up your paper in a word processor without looking at the screen. Then when you look up everything is formatted all weird, the sentences don’t make any […]
The Importance of Philanthropy
62 people have the wealth of half the world’s population, according to a report by Oxfam International. The number has been shrinking since at least 2010, when 388 individuals had the wealth of half the world’s population. What is shocking is despite the recent progress of the world’s poorest countries, the gap between the richest and […]