Warning: Some of these articles present a liberal social or political viewpoint. If you disagree, consider yourself warned; don't flame me.

Race and Adoption. April 2007. Some thoughts about race, from research inspired by the adoption of our daughter from China. Click here to read.

Bush's Poker Game. February 2007. George Bush is playing a poker game with Iraq and is caught in a pattern familiar to all gamblers. He wants to win big, and the payoff for winning big would be real and valuable, but he is losing and does not see it. Click here to read.

An Open Letter to Governor Romney About the Big Dig. July 2006. Based on lessons learned from large, complex software projects, here are some observations about Boston's Big Dig. Click here to read.

The Golden Lining to Warrantless Spying. May 2006. A modest proposal to correct the rightward tilt of recent U.S. policies. Click here to read.

A Life Lesson. April 2006. Click here to read.

Good Conservatism vs. Bad Conservatism. December 2005. An essay about contemporary conservatism in the U.S., comparing it to traditional conservative values.  Click here to read.

A Dial-Gauge Bicycle Wheel Building Stand for $100. December 2005. This article describes how to assemble an inexpensive, but very accurate, wheel building stand. With some practice, you can build or adjust wheels to +/- .005 inches, for both roundness and trueness. With good wheel parts, and a little luck, you can create a wheel that is +/- .002 inches. Click here to read.

Why Liberals Should Chill. November 2004. Some thoughts, from a liberal perspective, about the recent presidential election.  Click here to read.

Growing Up Gay In Bedford. A series of articles describing the experience of gay youth in Bedford MA. The series was prompted by a controversy over the display of a rainbow (gay pride) flag in Bedford schools. Published in the Bedford Minuteman newspaper.

An Open Letter to John Kerry. September 12, 2004. Click here to read.

To My Father, Long Gone But Not. June 2004. An essay for Father's Day. Click here to read.

A Guys' Guide to Weight Loss. June 2003. Click here to read.

An Open Letter to Cardinal Law. February 2002. A letter about financial accountability of the Boston Catholic Archdiocese, written during the height of their sexual abuse scandal. Click here to read.

Bike Racing Memories. April 2001. Reflections about my bike racing career. Click here to read.