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2015 Redux

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Allen

Upon closer inspection, 2015 has turned out to be almost indistinguishable from 2014. At least, the first week of ’15 sure as hell ain’t easy to differentiate from the last week of ’14. Come to think of it, I recall this same observation … Continue reading →

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Overdue Get-Together in the “New” Year

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Allen

Thank you all, once again, for the New Year invitations. They brought a strange synergy, augmented by reading your collective Skunk River Review pieces while listening to the Columbia University Orchestra playing the Fratres for Cello. Sadly, the outer walls of my … Continue reading →

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Our Floppy Disc Heritage

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Allen

Reminiscing recently on my wife Mary’s experiences running our first company, Datascan (aka Text Sciences Corporation) in southern California. We provided a media conversion service — moving documents from brand X word processors to brand Y. In those days before personal … Continue reading →

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Is it time to end human life on the planet?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Allen

I just received a long, unsettling email from an old friend who wonders if there is any way out of the horrendous mess so many politicians and billionaires have been pushing us into for their own selfish gains. It seems … Continue reading →

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