Moving to New York City
I moved to New York city on Nov 11 after living in the DC area for nearly 20 years. I had visited NYC several times […]
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Quarry Trail and Machu Picchu
I visited Machu Picchu, a longstanding bucket list item, over this thanksgiving break. November has been a very busy month for me, because I also […]
Bike Trip (May 2022) – Prague to Dresden
During my trip to Europe (Czech republic and Germany) in May 2022, I biked about 240 Km from Prague to Dresden. I’ll describe that experience […]
Why did evolution leave aging unsolved?
This post recaps a very interesting point Andrew Steele makes in his excellent book “Ageless” Thanks to evolution, the plant and animal species we see […]
Galapagos islands – Dec 2021
I just returned home from an awesome trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos islands with my friend Michael Antonov. The idea of going to the […]
Covid tests
It is that time of year when people are traveling and probably confused about the several options for Covid testing, so thought I’ll write a […]
Miami trip + Birthday party
I traveled to Miami and Key West from Nov 20-24th to visit Michael and Leo who were also visiting Miami from San Francisco and New […]
Brief history of Spain and Portugal
In this post, I’ll discuss the history of Spain and Portugal. While just regional powers today, both countries played a major role in world history, […]
Covid-19 Vaccination
I got my first Covid-19 vaccine (Moderna) shot on April 16 and the second one last friday (May 14). If the vaccine is as effective […]
New Orleans, March 12-15 2021
Jessica and I spent 3 days in New Orleans from Mar 12-15 2021. I booked a vacation package from SouthWest airlines including airfare and 3 […]