Ombretta was working night and day, while I was doing the same, for almost two weeks when I was at ICANN Durban.  Since I returned home a week ago, the pace hasn't stopped for either of us.  So we decided it was time for a road trip; after all it is summer time. Tomorrow morning we'll be getting on Black Betty and Betty Davis and going on an adventure to explore the interior of South Florida...  Not a long trip.  Not by distance, neither by the 5-6 days we are planning to... Read full post

The 90+ degree days here in Miami Beach, where the summer temperatures measured how much time one spent out of doors, appear to be common everywhere in the 21st century!  Up on the west coast and all across Canada, the midwestern United States, all across Europe... this summer's heat is intense and everyone is feeling it...
In order to maintain our workouts, we need to start at 7:00 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. to be able to train in reasonable temperatures - otherwise its just like Bikram Yoga,... Read full post

So today is my 60th birthday.  For some it is a BIG birthday, but for me 50 was that...  In my view, 50 is the 'half way there' mark, so 60 is just 10 years further on.  As my friends will all attest, I am 100% sure that I, along with many in my generation and absolutely all of those in coming generations, will live to be 100 years old and more.  I take this understanding from the pace at which technology, science and medicine is racing forward...  As incredible as it... Read full post