Jer979's Blog

Just a few random thoughts that I wanted to document for future reference. I am sickened by the attack at the Chabad in San Diego and th...

I am pretty maniacal about having my kids learn how to code. Nadia (11) made a birthday card for me in the form of a JavaScript program. ...

I feel like my dream is being realized. Here's a new type of college that is initially free for students. They pay a percentage of the...

I am listening to a great book now called,  Integrity: The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality   One of the things the author talks abo...

I watched the Oscars for about 5 minutes, but the thought crossed my mind if films are nominated/win more these days because Academy voter...

A few months ago, I shared a story of how I got a DonorsChoose card as a speaker's gift. I thought it was great and decided to fund a ...

I think there's something magical about snow days. For me, it's having that fleeting feeling of being a kid again. I went sleddin...

Yesterday, the kids and I spent nearly 10 hours completing the DC Metro Marathon . What is the DC Metro Marathon? It is accomplished wh...

I love the concepts behind Moneyball and all of the stats behind sports. Recently, I was thinking about the idea of taking a charge in ba...

I was talking to someone on her birthday the other day and she said that every year, on her birthday (in December), she comes up with a word...

I'm listening to a really interesting book on Audible now called   Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results . My friend, Derek ...

Just wanted to highlight  this great video  from  Innovation Africa . They are a wonderful non-profit that helps bring Israeli technology ...

Took Paco (13) and Nadia (10) to see the new movie about Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody. What was so remarkable was that all 3 of us thought it...

The following is a letter that my dad sent to AirBNB about their newly instituted anti-Israel practices. Your one-sided decision to refu...

Paco got some wonderful, generous gifts for his Bar-Mitzvah, but the one from the Lichts take the cake. Not so much because of the gift it...

I would not say I am the biggest hockey fan in the world, but I certainly appreciate the game. Definitely during playoff time.  I usually ma...

Long one of my favorite paintings, this video helps you really appreciate the mastery of Rembrandt's work. HT: Barak Epstein for sendi...

I was recently a speaker at the MarTech event in Boston.  It's a great event and, when I arrived, they handed me a gift card in an env...

I have really mixed feelings about the Kavanaugh hearings. On the one hand, I'm fairly confident that the Democrats are just usin...