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We start with my family tradition of loving dachshunds! These hounds will draw me away from most matters; they are the result of fine-tuning in Germany for a loyal, brave, headstrong, funny and independent creature.
Jasper Hound waits for his iced chicken.
Jasper Hound, having eaten LOTS of iced chicken and grown up.
We move to two images from my walks that speak to me of perspective and time.
The first comes from just outside the lovely Menlo Park Allied Arts Guild. In it, you see an old farming tool and, growing near it, a new tree—old wood versus new.
A side street in Palo Alto.
View taken towards sunset after a rainstorm, a few blocks away from the Ace Hardware store in downtown Palo Alto.
"Waves on Sand" at Half Moon Bay
One of the great advantages of Palo Alto is its proximity to the Pacific. Simply cross the Santa Cruz Mountains and set your GPS for Pescadero State Beach.
Dr. Alexander C. Karp, Palantir, and the Question of Institutional Power
The Verification Bottleneck Behind AI Cybersecurity Claims (Revised May 12, 2026)
What Science Leaves Out: The Art of Essential Simplification
Why Shakespeare’s Writing Is Still Literature’s Greatest Achievement
Herbert von Karajan and Yehudi Menuhin on the Space Between the Notes
Geneva, Switzerland: Stories by Senior Citizens (Translated)
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