On this page, I have collected some miscellaneous thoughts, none of which are directly related to programming but rather are life experiences.

The Bottom Drawer discusses how some scientists view the unknown. The topic came up during one of those rambling discussions with friends. I was accosted because I was not concerned that currently (at that time) there was no answer to a question posed by a participant. The general opinion of my friends was that there had to be an answer to all questions. Being trained in the scientific method, I disagreed.

Hans Herman Gustafson was my father. He had significant influence on me and on others with whom he came in contact. This page is my memorial to the man.

On September 17, 2001, in the aftermath of 9-11, I wrote an essay that I never mailed or forwarded to anyone. Having served in Vietnam and having watched the difficulties that a Bosnia or Somalia presented, I was convinced that our President was a trifle off-balance. Had he participated during Vietnam, I felt he would have been much more cautious in involving us in Iraq and Afghanistan. But I never told him and he never asked.