Though It Would Rather Be Doing Something Else I was 13 when Mohammad Ali, the underdog, fought George Foreman, the 4-to-1 favorite, in the Rumble in the Jungle, where Ali employed a “rope-a-dope” technique; that is, Ali let Foreman hit him continuously against the ropes. Round after round, Ali took a beating. Ali won by knockout in round…

The next time the housing market crashes it may not come back for decades. I was born in 1961. Let’s look at the U.S. demographics of the time, above. Read from the bottom up. We all start in the bottom demographic 0–4, then move up into old age above. There I am, in the 0 to 4-years-old cohort, 22 million strong. Indeed, the largest…

Do humans thrive above the seventh floor? Will all these “luxury” high-rises make cities better? Sure, skyscrapers have defined cities for over a century, but can cities survive a complete change-over? Why is that never questioned? Maybe nobody wants it — will want it. Perhaps boomers, seeing, in their lifetimes, so much wealth created through real estate…

Lately, everyone seems to be talking about Germany’s refusal to approve Leopard Tanks for use in Ukraine. What is Germany’s problem!? Women and children are dying! I’m going to pretend I’m a German and explain it…’F you Joe Biden, you’re part of the reason we’re here. And Poland? You guys…

I’ve been trying to focus on “real work” type stuff — data reporting, etc. On the side, I’m working on ffmpeg video tech. I’ve started many Medium stories. I keep losing my cool. I rant. Instead of finishing my stories I comment on other Medium stories. Thank God Medium is…

A cascade of failures to come, from Starship, Starlink and Tesla. If we fixate on the Elon Musk’s Twitter tantrums we’ll miss the exciting, and final chapter of Starship, Starlink and Tesla. It will begin with Starship (probably blowing up), followed by Starlink (falling out of their tenuous orbits faster than new ones take their place) and then Tesla. Starship is…

Ukrainians are done giving Russians the benefit of the doubt . If the U.S. won’t step in and end the war, Ukraine will do what it must. What’s the worst Russia can do, mobilize? All wars go from bad to worse. If the U.S. and Europe makes stronger moves towards…