Nature is the Best: Birds of Paradise (the birds not the plants)

It's important to get the crib looking good if you're going to have company. And to put your best foot forward. If you're not sure what to wear then trust that black looks good on almost everything.

Trump's Wall is Bad and Dumb

There is no 'crisis' at the southern border. Trump's wall the worst kind of government spending: a solution that does not work for a problem that does not exist.

Beefing up the department that handles asylum seekers on Southern points of entry would solve the caravan problem. He could do that relatively easily, as outlined here in the Atlantic.

Income inequality is the biggest threat to America right now, right up there with global warming and worldwide pollution. Immigration is an issue, and it can be easily resolved using existing mechanisms or new policy. Building a wall won't do a damn thing.

That's all you need to know about it. If you want bullshit from bad politicians then review comments from Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Shumer. If you want facts, read a decent newspaper. Subscriptions to the New York Times start at $1 a week.

Welcome to 2019: Make Some Connections

Hello friends! I hope that you had a good Winter Holiday (winter holiday?) and New Year. If you didn't get a holiday or do anything for New Years Day then, umm, that sucks. Hopefully it was not something that will carry through the rest of the year.

I read the book Lost Connections and liked it. I recommend that you read it too if you wonder why depression is so common in societies that, for all intents and purposes, seem to have everything they could want. If you prefer to listen then get the audio version, or listen to the podcast with Sam Harris.

2018 ended on some welcome news for me: I got a job. I had been unemployed for a short while and it sucked. Partly because worrying about health insurance was a stress, and partly because I am much better when I am busy. The long unproductive time before I got laid off sort of but not really prepared me, so I was looking for work very aggressively before I got let go. It feels good to be back working again, and being able to work with smart people on fun opportunities is an exciting prospect. I will not post too much here as I prefer to keep this space separate from my business life (I have a customer-facing technical sales job and the views expressed here are not always popular).

Did some traveling at the end of the year. More on that later.