You can't stay discouraged about the state of the world and its future when you hear brilliant scientists like Hans Rosling articulate their passionate and hopeful ideas. Check out his TED Talk from this year's conference.

On the home front, Agnes is back, with a bigger brain and the same tiny footprint that I love, especially on the road. The new kid, Abigail, is pretty attractive though. She's bigger, but oh so fast. I've got all the Macs syncing pretty well so far. Abigail is ambidextrous, ambivalent, trans..., well, she goes both ways, if you know what I mean, but I have yet to install Windows. (And yes, people, I did pay for the MS software.)