This Swatch was my major fashion statement for several years, until (as you can see) I wore it out. The design isn’t easy to understand at a casual glance, so people would ask me about it: “Is that a mermaid?” “No,” I would explain: “It’s Eve, gathering apples.” (As for the snake, take a close… Continue reading Fashion Statement
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Biopsy: Digging to China Through My Breast
Well, that was extremely unpleasant. First there was the wait, from Thursday to Tuesday, going through stages from: “I certainly don’t have cancer, they’re just being careful” to: “Ohmigod I’m going to die!” I spent a lot of the weekend working hard in the garden – a very good distraction. Saturday afternoon Enrico and I… Continue reading Biopsy: Digging to China Through My Breast
Internet Memes: Deirdre Needs…
Caught up with this meme via Sognatrice, and found it a bit of good silly fun. You can play, too! Put your name followed by “needs” into Google and copy the first ten results you get. Add your own comments as to the applicability of each. Deirdre needs a parent who will take responsibility and… Continue reading Internet Memes: Deirdre Needs…
Long-Distance Working – A Tale of Two Companies
Old Days, Old Ways: Adaptec When I began working for Adaptec in 1995 (as a result of their acquisition of Incat Systems, the company which created Easy CD), I was already a remote worker. Fabrizio Caffarelli, who had founded Incat in Milan, had moved himself and the engineering staff to California in late 1993 with… Continue reading Long-Distance Working – A Tale of Two Companies
Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola – An Italian Musical
Add Another Place at the Table I’m a huge fan of musical theater, grew up singing along with The Music Man, Camelot and Oliver. The first show I saw on stage was You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, in what must have been a local or travelling production, in San Francisco, when we were on… Continue reading Aggiungi un Posto a Tavola – An Italian Musical