Richard’s Ramblings

Windows is such a terrible unoperating system that I find myself once a year or so having to wipe a computer I don’t care much about and reinstall everything rather than trying to solve whatever particular problem was surfaced — in stark contrast to troubleshooting my most-often-used computers during which I’d rather suffer losing my [...]

If your email inbox or surfing habits are anything like mine, you have undoubtedly seen online testimonials or received emails that quoted something similar to the following:
“I have lupus, and for anyone who knows about it, it leaves me very tired and sleepy even after 8 or 9 hours of sleep. Also joint pain in [...]

Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, based the cornerstone of his marketing campaign in the mid-80s on “Made in America”, offering to pay 5% more for goods manufactured in the United States — a practice and ethic long gone at the world’s largest retail store. Today, consulting firm Retail Forward estimates that 50% to 60% [...]

Those of you who live in the area know that the sweet-smelling town of Gilroy is known as the “Garlic Capitol of the World”, right?
Wrong. It really should be called the “Garlic Festival Capitol of the World.”
Gilroy self-proclaimed itself the Garlic Capitol back in 1979 in an effort to generate the largest attendance rate of [...]

Two weekends ago, I decided that our family was going to have a monthly mandatory “field trip”, an educational outing that combines a bit of local history with a sprinkle of fun. Our inaugural excursion was to Lou’s Living Donut Museum near downtown San Jose, California.
The original Lou was one Lucius Ades, a decorated World [...]

My potential race partner in the Amazing Race just picked up my half of everything needed for the application. It’s been a long journey in the making and I’m glad it’s over.