Author Archives: mike

Turning 40

This coming Friday I shall be turning 40.  I came across this poem that pretty much sums it all up. So you’re depressed and oh-so saddened and maybe feeling a little sickly. All because your fortieth birthday is approaching rather … Continue reading

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Yes, Virginia…As Told By My MacBook Pro

I know I’m Jewish, but I’m also a bit of a geek (shocking, I know).  Here is Francis Pharcellus’s famous editorial as spoken by my Core i7 MacBook Pro.

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Out & Equal 2011

I didn’t want this blog to turn into a “Mike’s illness” blog, so I figure I’d post the trip report I had sent to my management from this year’s Out & Equal 2011 Workplace Summit.  The trip report is below … Continue reading

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How We Have Progressed

This blog entry is very lengthy, but I kindly ask ALL of my Facebook friends to PLEASE READ. Many of you may remember Pedro Zamora. Pedro was on the third season of “The Real World.” He contracted HIV which, back … Continue reading

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Big Announcement

In a week or two, keep an eye out for a very personal blog post about what I have been going through over the last few months. Some may recall that I was very worried about some tests. I’ll be … Continue reading

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A New Post!

Yes, I haven’t posted anything since November.  I plan to change that.  I’m off to Defcon in about a week and I’ll endeavor to post about my experience.  In the meantime, check out one of my favorite technology shows, Tekzilla.  … Continue reading

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Indiana, Our Indiana

Spending the first weekend of November visiting my best friend in Indiana. I have been having a great time. We went to The Comedy Attic on Friday and saw some great comedians. Yesterday I went to my first IU football … Continue reading

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Why Can I Own A Mexican But Not A Canadian?

In her radio show, Dr Laura Schlesinger said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance.  The following response is an open letter to Dr. Laura, penned … Continue reading

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Mexico City

I went to Mexico City for global help desk harmonization where Merck took over IT support for the former Schering-Plough Corporation.  Here’s a video I made sightseeing Mexico City the day after I got there.  It was the only opportunity … Continue reading

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Educational Computing Comes Home

This is an article snipped from a 1985 article from Ziff Davis’s Family Computing Magazine. BY SALLY REED Michael Bernstein was not always a morning person.  How many 12-year-olds are? 

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