Episodes

Since February of 2022, I’ve been watching the ongoing war with Ukraine and Russia. When Putin’s army stormed in, they looked so polish and ready to conquer Ukraine in a manner of hours. Today the Russin army looks like a rag-tag outfit and not the almighty power the world was worried about. Ukraine is kicking their butts. supporting links 1. Learn more about the Night Witches [NBC News Learn] 2. Marina Raskova bio [Wikipedia] 3. Polikarpov Po-2 plane [Wikipedia] 4. The Soviet Night ...

Not sure what you do in the morning, but for me I have my coffee along with my iPhone, and start the day by plugging five-letter words into a grid, waiting for green, gray and yellow boxes to pop up. I know I'm not alone here. I'm talking about Wordle, the free viral word game that has millions of us hooked. supporting links 1. Wordle reveals how answers are picked [CNN Business] 2. Wordle in a Minute [YouTube] 3. Wordle [Wikipedia] 4. Best Starting Words and More Winning Tips [CNET]...

I love reading books. My interest runs across the board from history, novels, biographies and more. Last year I challenged myself to read 52 books in one year but only hit 47. I thought I’d share a book review on some of the books I’ve read. Hope some of the books will draw your interest. Let’s kick this off with a recently-read book titled Adrift, by Scott Calloway, someone who’s been labeled as the Howard Stern of the Business World. supporting links 1. How to Deal with the End of a Life [...

About four weeks ago, John Carmack, who was the chief technology officer of Oculus, which Meta bought, called it quits and decided to leave. His reasoning for leaving? He said, [the project is working at] “half the effectiveness” and has “a ridiculous amount of people and resources, but we constantly self-sabotage and squander effort.” supporting links 1. John Carmack [Wikipedia] 2. John’s Resignation letter [MP1ST] 3. Within Unlimited [Website] 4. Keen Embedded Technologies 5. Augme...

William B. Gould III, was up in the attic with his son, clearing old items, dusting and making room. When lifting a box, something fell to the floor. It was his grandfather’s diary. Inside the diary was a story of his grandfather that the world would soon know about. supporting links 1. William Gould [Wikipedia] 2. Whipped Peter [History] 3. N.C. Highway Historical Marker Recognizes William Gould [NCDRC.Gov] 4. William Benjamin Gould’s diary traces road to freedom [The Bay State Banner...