Just got back from a trip to Toronto where I delivered a security talk at a statistics conference, JSM 2004. The conference was nice and I was amazed that so many people showed up to hear my talk, considering that it was the last session of the conference!

Toronto had lots of nice restaurants, …

Winery in Virginia has come a long way since the early colonists struggled to replicate the wines they produced and loved in Europe. It was much harder here, since the Virginia climate has harsh winters, hot summers, and plentiful rains that cause a host of problems for tender grape vines.

But …

Here’s a pic from the East side of Oahu, looking out onto Rabbit Island.

For those who’ve had high-school biology, you can guess what happened to the rabbits humans put on an island with lots of food and no predators.