"I'm not a math person," "It's too late to learn how to code," "I can always hire someone to run the technical aspects of my company." Three old-school views of executive responsibility in a world dominated by technology. We wouldn't accept a CEO … [Read more]
Coding solutions
I'm so glad I know how to code. It's one of the great joys of my life that I learned at an early age, introduced to programming by my mother, one of the first "power users" of her generation. My mom wasn't a trained programmer, but she had a logical … [Read more]
Shifting sands of American English
Our English language sits on shifting sands and researching them, at least for language mavens, is fascinating. For instance, did you know that the noun "Democrat" wasn't affiliated with the adjective "liberal" until the 1930s? Before that, it is … [Read more]
Gershwin plays Gershwin
When I was a boy, my grandfather, perhaps concerned that I had become obsessed with ephemeral pop music, took it upon himself to introduce me to some classical composers. My parents always had classical music playing in the house and I knew, even as … [Read more]
Marcella Hazan, 1924-2013
Though it took a while for the news to surface, New York Times writer Mark Bittman noted on Twitter today the passing today of Marcella Hazan, 90, a biochemist who became one of the genuine luminaries of Italian cooking. When I first became … [Read more]
