Orchestra Hall – Singing in the rain (opens in a new window) Got my ticket to see this film & music event at Orchestra Hall tomorrow morning. The musical/movie is a classic, and truth be told, I’ve probably never seen the entire thing before, so it’ll a first for me. Of course, I waited to […]
Interests
BusinessWeek devotes double issue to “computer programming”
Not my quote: “It’s no longer acceptable to be ignorant about the ways it <BSW: “software”> works,” he said. “If everybody brought the same ignorance about software to medicine, it would be insane, we would be mocked.” “Software is a completely different discipline and we wanted to help to demystify it for the world that […]
Gay rights, Stonewall, & President Obama
Please read this man’s letter to the president dated March, 2013, and also read the president’s response dated Nov, 2013. People have asked me to repost the letter that I read last night at the Pride Rally. When I finished reading it there was a tremendous round of applause. I cut them off by saying […]
Gay marriage – my thoughts
A former HS female friend today posted a comment along the lines of “Why is America encouraging sodomy?” [If I remember correctly, I believe her husband is a church pastor and they are currently doing missionary work overseas.] A different FB female friend – a former work colleague and someone apparently religious enough that they […]
“Black and White” song – interesting history
Spotify #NowPlaying “Black And White” by Three Dog Night. First heard this song in 1972 (at age 13) becoming one of my favs around the time I was just beginning to become aware of, and appreciate “popular” music (on the radio), etc. I didn’t know until a few mins ago, it wasn’t written by Three […]