TED Talks

While there are no official words to taps, this is the most popular verse: Twenty plus years ago, I was listening to a PBS interview with Jari Villanueva about the bugle call taps. From the Taps Bugler website: “Jari Villanueva retired from the United States Air Force where he spent 23 years with The USAF […]

I was in the 8th grade sitting in the second seat of the second row behind Sarah Perez in Mr. Tenbroeck’s math class when a garbled broadcast started coming through on the classroom PA system. We couldn’t make out what was being said and assumed it was a radio program meant for another classroom. After […]

Looking back over the years, I’ve spent lots of time trying to conquer boredom. In the 1980s I was working as a computer programmer for Sperry Univac at Mare Island. Depending on the time of day, the commute usually wasn’t too bad. I detested all the commercials on the radio and would usually ride in […]