 This index links to all the entries in my "blog" alphabetized by title. It is the best index to use if you remember an entry by its title. As is usual in English alphabetization, the words "a" and "the" are moved to the end, so that, for instance, "The poison apple" is sorted under "poison apple, The". The indexes: Blog index
Numeric index
Memoirs index
Alphabetic index
Ask Larry Do I know everything?
Ayache formula, The Getting to the Place Clemenceau in the shortest time, with mention of the "patisserie effect".
Biscotti Some word origins, and connections between languages.
Biscotti (bis) How Americans misuse and mispronounce Italian words.
Bits Just what is "one bit" of computer memory? An explanation for the non-technical reader, by way of the "Double-bed dual-control electric blanket effect". Includes pictures of some old "core" memories.
Coming to Kronos The story of how I came to work at Kronos in April, 1979.
Computer Camp I created the very first computer programming course taught at a summer camp.
Computer chess via ham radio I was involved in what was probably the first chess game played between two computers via amateur ("ham"") radio.
Due diligence A "Due Diligence" meeting held when I invested in Kronos in July of 1979.
Frau Pan Studying German with Frau Pan: memorizing poetry, linguistic memory depth.
German article and adjectivial inflections This is not a regular blog entry. It's a highly technical discussion of a particular aspect of German grammar. If you're not into that, skip it. Otherwise: it's my (hopefully) simplified chart of German article and adjectivial inflections.
Harold
Introducing Harold, my sister Alice's blue and gold macaw.
Have it your way My battle with Burger King over the Massachusetts meals tax.
Herr Bon Some stories about Primus Benedict Bon, a German teacher at MIT in the sixties.
History of Kronos, part 1 An annotated humorous 1997 speech on the history of Kronos, presented to an audience of about 800 people in Chicago. Part 1 of 2.
History of Kronos, part 2 An annotated humorous 1997 speech on the history of Kronos. Part 2 of 2.
Horseradish How many stories can I have about horseradish?
How I write My writing style, and the technology that supports my writing (past and present).
I resign
On a casual game played against Mac Hack VI, Richard Greenblatt's chess program, with a brief discussion of the anthropomorphization of computers.
Introduction: What are these pages?
On immortality, and why this blog is being written. The main topics to be covered: memoirs and stories from my life, technology, and languages.
Kids say the darndest things Things my children said.
L'Accent tonique
Thoughts about listening to and speaking French (probably only of interest to those who speak or are studying French).
Leon Cogan's story A Russian Jewish émigré helps his daughter learn English.
Lobster My sister Phyllis discovers a magic word to shut me up. Want to know what it is?
Mac Hack VI competes Stories of Mac Hack VI, Richard Greenblatt's chess program, competing against human players in tournament play.
Madhu and the death ray Two Ph.D.s at Micronetic Systems argue over the testing of a laser.
Man v. Machine The ongoing battle with our own creations.
Miss Crouch Adventures in babysitting, morphing into a discussion of the early technology leading to some of the keys on modern personal computer keyboards.
Monsieur L'Oiseau A story about French formality, on my first trip to France in 1961.
Mont-Tremblant A camping vacation in Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec, Canada). Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Mr. Canfield Studying French with Mr. Canfield at Great Neck North High School.
Mr. Lusch My high school physics course at Great Neck North High School.
My brain on Ovaltine Are our brains simpler than we think? Radio days.
My moustache About my moustache, including why and how I shaved it off.
poison apple, The A minor childhood trauma.
Remembrance of things breast À la recherche des seins perdus.
Roots and wings Tracking our children's flights.
Sailing A few sailing and windsurfing stories. In one, I get knocked over by a beam of light.
Sehr gut
My first attempt at speaking German, plus my favorite tri-lingual joke.
Sex in the woods A summer camp story that says a lot about what I was like as a kid.
Véronique About my first trip to France, and learning to speak French.
Western Ass Words in one language which are vulgar in another.
Who am I?
A quick once-over on my life story, broken down roughly by decade.
Why do women have two breasts? The "One-half Rule" that applies, approximately, to all mammals, including homo sapiens.
Why write using the HTML and JPG file formats? Keeping things forever: the ability of digital technology to make exact copies.
Windsurfing for sailors Hints for sailors learning to windsurf: the basic forces, and sailors' prejudices that could interfere with learning.
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