change is like an adrift starfish. a floating starfish seems free. to the starfish it’s agony other wall stuck starfish say, “that starfish is fortunate for the change”. these other starfish are glad they’re not adrift. the moral is never stick to a wall, to avoid the risk the pain of coming unstuck. that’s no […]
Category Archives: General
Three Advantages Of Being Single
You can stretch out in bed. More time for friends and startups (like Lapview and 10DL). According to NPR, recently single men typically enjoy an immediate standard of living increase… Yep. The advertisement below is funny, although I’d pick an M3 or RS4 over the Dodge Charger.
How I Came To Get Mauled By A Dog
On Sunday at 9AM I walked past my front window and noticed that my cat was staring at a gorgeous Amber German Shepard standing in the street outside my house. What I did not know was that 5 minutes later this gorgeous animal would maul me and send me bleeding to the Hospital Emergency Room. […]
Should I Raise Ducks In The Backyard?
[Update] It is not illegal to raise chickens in San Mateo, California. No word on ducks. [Update] My current preferred duck species is the Khaki Campbell (pictured below). They are good in the water, are hardy and lay more eggs than a chicken. I do not know how loyal they are. I want to raise […]
Goal = Get iPhone
Huge news, I got my sweet invited into the Cisco corporate iPhone pilot. I’m pretty excited, but am also leery that as soon as I get this iPhone 3GS the iPhone 4G will launch and make my new fancy gadget look like a stone. While the cartoon is funny, here’s my thoughts on it. 3GS […]
Panorama of San Francisco After 1908 Quake
This desktop panorama is just amazing. If you have double monitors at your desk try spanning this image across your desktop. It looks amazing. I’ve stared at it’s detail for the past 20 minutes waiting for a work telecon to begin. It was taken from a flying gunship overlooking the waterfront and the Golden Gate […]
My Interpretation of ‘Diffusion of Innovation’
My personal interpretation of these customer adopted categories: Innvators – Got product free during beta test or soft launch Early Adopters – Overpaid and bragged about it Early Majority – Most folks Late Majority – Most folks Laggards – Heard about “hot new product” on QVC
My experience with Lasik (surgery #2)
Tangible Goal = improve my sight so I can work into the night without my eyes going blurry. Some of my friends have asked me how Lasik went. It went well. Last Friday I got my got Lasik on my eyes for the second time. Originally I was +3 (farsighted). After my first Lasik I […]
Will I got faster in the fast lane or slow lane?
Regrettably, I spend 26 hours per month commuting between work and home. This leaves me a lot of time in the car to think about which is the ideal lane on Highway 101. Here is a fun little video about that.
Maui Jungle Flora
We went on a day hike on a plantation in North Maui. Along the way we found waterfalls, a swimming hole and some very interesting plants. One plant featured protective leaves that turn inward to protect itself from insects, and another had a flower that tasted exactly like mushrooms. If you have help me identify […]