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Category: Thoughts

  • Waiting on Jude

    Like Tom Petty said… The waiting is the hardest partEvery day you see one more cardYou take it on faith, you take it to the heartThe waiting is the hardest part Bags are packed and in the car.  And that car has a full tank of gas (insert Blues Brothers reference here: ________________ ).  Keturah…

  • Social Media Club’s Call to Duty

    I blogged about this over on Red Pill, but since my personal site URL was in the press release, I felt I should post a comment on the announcement of an interim Board of Directors made up of 42 industry leaders.  Of which, I am honored and humbled to be included in.  Last week Chris…

  • Nomar, what the hell happened to you?

    There was a point in time when Nomar Garciaparra was my favorite baseball player alive. And I thought he was the best shortstop around. Argued with various people that he was a better than Jeter, better than A-Rod (remember when he used to play shortstop?). I thought he would lead the Red Sox to the…

  • Home Sweet Home

    The family and I are back from an amazing two weeks in Italy. We actually got back Sunday night (or was it Monday morning?) and it’s taken a few days for all of us to overcome jet-lag and get back into our schedules and routines. That’s especially not an easy task when one of the…

  • Leaving NASA

    “This has all been wonderful, but now I’m on my way…” – Phish Has it really been six years that I’ve been working at NASA Ames Research Center? Wow. That’s a long time to be doing anything. If I think about the things I’ve been doing for six years or more, the list gets short…

  • The Red Sox have clinched a playoff spot. Why the hell am I so worried about them?

    It’s an odd feeling to be a Red Sox fan this morning. My beloved team has clinched its playoff spot so there’s at least another week of baseball to look forward. Problem is they’re hanging onto their division lead by a thread over the dreaded Yankees. Why do I care so much? The division isn’t…

  • Getting Up and Out

    Comrade and co-conspirator heathervescent recent posted an insightful commentary about attending a recent VC panel held by the Los Angeles Venture Association. What Heather got me thinking about is the importance of getting outside your comfort area, extending your reach, and communicating upward and outward.  Heather isn’t one to run with the VC types, but…

  • Thank You, Patti Smith

    Full Disclosure – the best part of my Seattle trip had nothing to do with Gnomedex. On Saturday evening, Keturah and I started randomly walking around downtown Seattle looking for a good place to have dinner. We started walking down Pike Street and were almost at Pike Place Market when we saw a long line…