Ephemera

03/08/08

I'm at LAX waiting to board SQ011 to Narita, and I'm posting this from a Nokia E61, which has emerged from the drawer as the most versatile world phone I've had. This will be an interesting trip and I'll attempt to blog it as I go. More to come...

Oh, I thought it was "carbon fiber" footprint......

Charlie touches upon the situation leading to the renaming of my blog here. The Prius has become a badge of good intent for some who would otherwise not suffer inconvenience for the sake of the environment. It's also part of a more serious series of life changes for many of us.

Lest we forget, for some it's a car that gets essentially the same mileage as an '86 Honda CRX. For others it's a way to buy into the carpool lane. I'll take the intent.

The Valley Vs. The City; Amusing (from Valleywag).

Back From NOLA

I just returned from visiting family in New Orleans, and, while I did enjoy taking my mother to Galatoire's for dinner to celebrate Mother's Day, I was astounded at how empty the city seems. A place that figured so prominently in my childhood has been taken apart and has yet to be put back together. Those who remain in the city and persevere with hope are an inspiration.

Location, location, location.

Fred Wilson has an interesting thread going here in response the Times story. I love the Bay Area and, in particular, the intellectual and economic ferment that so characterize it. It's a great place to live, work and play. But the variables associated with starting, funding, and exiting a startup are so complicated, and the emergence of distributed workforces and "right shoring" as a commonplace tactic for early-stage development have me scratching my head after reading this article.