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Upcoming Fun Small(er) Concerts
The big ones are too crowded for me. I’m excited by some of these that are more rural, obscure, and generally chill… Mostly using this as a place to keep track for myself and friends. Comments and suggestions please! I’ll be updating as I find ideas. Kicking off the year – Jan 29/30: Timber Music […]
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Reflections on the Broken Leg Experience
I’m now PWB (partial weight bearing)! That means that I can kind-of stand on it, and will likely be walking in a week or two, and hiking in six. Jen and I are headed to San Francisco tomorrow for a bit of fun and then a week in the office. Before returning to normal life […]
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Cutting Stuff Up
I don’t think I’m that unique in being rather bad at delegating. I was proud of myself for finally asking Jen (I couldn’t do it) to call a plumber (when I was in Santa Cruz) to fix the clog in the sink (and not tell me). I had tried for several weeks with different approaches. […]
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Apple Uncare
It’s interesting to watch great companies slip. As an Apple II and Mac developer I watched Apple implode the first time. It’s happening again. MacBook power supplies are notoriously unreliable. I’ve had four go bad. Bad in general, worse when they’re $80. The saving grace was their customer service. Several years ago I walked in […]
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Jeff Bezos and The Lean Startup
I just finished “The Everything Store” about Jeff Bezos and the fascinating rise of Amazon. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Jeff Bezos… All known for their visionary yet autocratic rule that creates huge leaps forward but often with organizational strife, politics, and an inability to scale. I’m also a fan of the book “The Lean […]
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Services Causing Overstatement of GDP Growth
I know enough economics to get into things, but generally am far from complete understanding. So I’m writing this about something I’ve been thinking about and hope for comments from people more knowledgeable. In my Googling around I can’t find this brought up anywhere, so I’m assuming I’m wrong. That or it’s really interesting. Say […]
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Travel Guide: NYC
First off, I’m far from an expert. I’ve never lived there and don’t visit that often. I’m just posting my favorites here and will probably expand in the future as I know more. I’ll put events first since they might go away. You absolutely, positively, must go see, no, experience Sleep No More. Best if you’ve read MacBeth, […]
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The Myth of Happiness
What is happiness? Most emotions seem easier to identify: angry, anxious, grumpy, frightened, surprised, bored… For being widely considered to be the big one, the meaning of life and all that, it seems elusively vague. How to be happier is certainly not a unique topic. There is actually a book with the exact same title […]
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Travel Guide: Kauai
Several years ago I was fortunate to get a three-month sabbatical. And by sabbatical, I really mean time off. My first thought was a round-the-world trip to warmer climates in the middle of winter. But with the kids in school that would be challenging. And, more practically, three months of rigorous travel with kids 9 […]
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