Softwariness. A response to Alex Payne.

As the world of computing changes, those of us who use computers in our personal and professional lives are faced with a variety of choices. Aside from the platform we use - Macintosh is my choice, but you’re free to use Linux or Windows - there’s a slew of software created to help us work [...]

Ron Sylvester Shares his Election Thoughts

While working at WBUR Boston tonight, I spoke via email with Ron Sylvester about his remembrances of past elections. Follow him on Twitter if you’re so inclined. And read here some of his thoughts about the voting process in the United States and his experiences. Enjoy.
I’ve always been interested in presidential elections, probably because my [...]

Another place you can read me…

As if I didn’t have enough to do, I’ve started a daily review blog.
That’s right, I’ll be reviewing a variety of items for people who don’t have the time to check stuff out themselves.
Magazines, movies, restaurants, gadgets, Web sites, technology, consumer goods, travel destinations and more.
Url? Oh, sure. It’s JeffsNotes.com - like CliffsNotes.
If there’s something [...]

I’ve only been starving once. Can you really imagine poverty?

I was hungry once. For about five weeks. But that passed.
I was in the hospital being starved by my physician in an effort to quell the anger in my gut. For more than a year the doctors had tried to fight the ravages of Crohn’s Disease on my 16-year-old form, but not much had worked.
Horrible [...]

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Lance Armstrong, back to Paris perhaps

The recent admission by Lance Armstrong that he’s planning to try and win an eighth Tour de France title has me reeling. I’ve seen Lance in the Tour IN PERSON twice and would likely make every effort to attend his next attempt if he follows through with this promise.
Here’s are two shots I took of [...]

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