About 30 years ago, I bought my first painting. As a musician (sort of) I was always puzzled about visual art where one copy of a work exists or in the case of photos and prints, as small series. With music, the more people that have a copy of a work, the more successful one … Continue reading
Category Archives: About life in the last third
Do little screens lead to little minds
I have a very dear friend. We are like brothers (and nearly the same age). A while back, my friend got a very significant position at one of the leading internet companies. Not only was it a great personal opportunity for him but it also offered him the ability to do some real good in … Continue reading
Thought Experiments and Bubble Baths
When I was a child, my hero was Albert Einstein (as well as Flash Gordon and Superman) as I have mentioned in earlier posts. Albert had four things that I identified with; 1) lots of crazy curly hair, 2) a Jewish mother, 3) could not tie his shoes laces (so my mother said) … Continue reading
You know you are old when you medical report looks like an inspection report on a “fix it upper”
You know you are old when you medical report looks like an inspection report on a “fix it upper” and you not sure you want to go through with the purchase. My doctor (whom I love), sent me a copy of my medical report. Of course, I was hopping whe would say, “avram is in fantastic … Continue reading
Is the phone the new typewriter?
Yesterday, my wife and I were talking from Sonoma to friends of ours, a couple in NYC. We were using ichat on my wife’s Mac. Their kids, four and two came in and started talking with us. Of course we could also all see each other via the cameras on each computer. The kids were … Continue reading
You know you are old when you are older than your parents
A few days ago, I installed the latest version of Family Tree Maker. Those of you that visit my blog frequently (are there any of you?), know that I have been working on my family history for the last few years. Well the new software has a new interface which I was exploring. It showed … Continue reading
One computer down, seven more to go
When I was a young teen (in reality because I am still a young teen in my mind), the number of keys you had said something about your status. Because of that, we kids wore big key chains with all kinds of keys. I think for many of us and certainly for me, the keys … Continue reading
You know you are old when your greatest contribution to the future is documenting the past
While I am still very much interested in the future, I have come to realize that I know a lot more about the past particularly with respect to technology. After all I was working with computer before most of the people that use them were born. For the last few years I have been working … Continue reading
How Hillary got my vote
I went to bed a Obama supporter and woke up committed to Hillary. What happened? Well I had a dream in which I and a couple of friends were sitting together with Hillary. One of my friends asked her how she found enough time to read books. She picked up a book and started talking … Continue reading
You know you are old when
You know you are getting old when an attractive woman sits down next you in first class and says “it is going to be a long flight since I forgot to bring a book” and you look at her, smile and hand her a book to read. That just happened to me. But it made … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 