https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/21/technology/c-gordon-bell-dead.html Gordon Bell, a remarkable man, left us a few days ago at 89. I first met him in 1973, when I was in my mid-20s and he was in his 30s. Gordon came to Rotterdam, where I had organized a local Digital Equipment Corporation user group, DECUS meeting. Gordon was vice president of Engineering … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Stiff in all the Wrong Places
Sometimes I feel like I’m stiff in all the wrong places Parts of my body are old and parts of my body are older Looking in the mirror, I can still see the boy that I once was Smiling, inquisitive, and without fear, full of the future But my signature Einstein hair grows thinner While … Continue reading
Thoughts Like Daggers
I wake up to thoughts falling like daggers onto my mind Memories of sweeter times try to cushion the pain Living amongst strangers maybe for the last time The future is no longer a comfort but more a fear What has happened to my joy and optimism Where is the promises of peace and understanding … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 