Looking back … before looking forward

This is the time of year when we all love to forget about past mistakes, wipe the slate clean, and cross our fingers for better times next year. I hate betting on the future. Instead, let’s take a critical look back at 2011 through the lens of history and use this knowledge to set a [...]

Europe, Schmeurope

Wow, it has been almost a month since I last posted to Pondering Infinity. Over this time I traveled to South America to visit friends and hike through Patagonia. Over these travels I was lucky enough to witness different cultures and ways of life and had time to ponder these and other thoughts. As a [...]