Today is my birthday. I am 72 years old. While I was being born, the death camp, Auschwitz, was liberated. I always take some time on my birthday to think about what happened there. I read stories of the survivors and the people that liberated them. Look at photos of emaciated bodies. I try to … Continue reading
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Israel/Palestian Post Obama
I have not written much about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for some time. I was busy with the US election. The recent UN resolution singling out Israeli Settlements and then the recent speech by John Kerry at the UN makes me feel that I have to say something about this very complicated situation. Avram … Continue reading
How I have spent the last four years…and why it might be important to you
Next month, I will turn 72 years old. It is hard for me to imagine that it was almost 18 years ago when I left my position at Intel as Vice President of Corporate Business Development. I was just 54 at the time. My objective was not to retire but to rewire. For many … Continue reading
The life and death of my mother, Marilyn Miller (1926-1992)
Today would have been the 90th birthday of my mother. She was born in San Francisco on Oct. 16, 1926, and died on Dec. 10, 1992. My mother had just turned 18 years old when I was born. She got engaged to my father on her 17th birthday and married him six months later. My … Continue reading
Explaining Trump’s Taxes
Mr. Trump, please release your returns. I have so much to learn I really wish he would release his tax returns. I learned a number of tricks from Romney’s returns that has saved me money. I am sure I would find additional methods from Trump’s. I am pretty sure he pays no taxes and … Continue reading
A few of the things wrong with the American Presidential Election System
Here are a few of my thoughts about the screwed up American Presidential Election system. The USA Electoral College system makes no sense I am not sure how many people understand how the electoral college works. It is actually very complicated but I am not going to go into all the details. Here are the … Continue reading
Becoming Avram Miller
This is a very personal blog post. Now that I am in my 70s I want to share some of the stories that make up my life. There will be more to follow. I was born Arnold Stephen Goldfinger on January 27th at Children’s Hospital in San Francisco. I was named after … Continue reading
