Back when I spent a lot of time playing and studying chess, I tried to analyze, as deeply as I could, at least one famous grandmaster game per week. I would try to understand what each side was thinking; what his/her plan was. Though I would frequently miss subtle connections between something in the opening … Read more
I decided I wanted to be a technical writer after an internship in 1991. I started getting paid for it in 1994. And shortly thereafter, stand-up training became part of my job description. You see, if you’re the person writing the user documentation, then you’re probably not a bad candidate for such. That’s how the thinking … Read more
(Warning: This post contains explicit sexual content.) Lea and I attended a performance of Rock of Ages last year at the Von Braun Center. It was well attended by our demographic of Generation X, but also by many considerably older people. I presumed they were vested in the Broadway Theater League in some way or … Read more