While visiting the Boston Museum of Fine Arts yesterday evening, Michelle and I experienced first hand the surreal glass sculptures designed by Dale Chihuly. I unknowingly shared a picture of Dale’s work in 2009 while discussing Ruby and gems. That piece is at the Belagio in Las Vegas and is titled a Sea of Glass.
Tag: travel
United and Continental Joined Forces to Create Even Smaller Seats
I’m short on time today due to a cross country technical meetup (working meetings are groovy). My relatively large frame was squeezed into the bucket seat like a dozen clowns in a car made for one. I could get past the butt hugging chair, but the major issue was a total lack of leg room. My knees were jammed up, even more so when the gentleman in front of me leaned back. After a little under four hours, I was ready to write off flying with United or Continental ever again. If the shrunken seats and missing leg room are the sign of things to come for the new merged airline, they can count on alienating tall travelers. In their current state, flyers would benefit from a measuring stick outside of the gate that prohibits tall people from going on a torturous trip.
Anyone have a TARDIS I can borrow
Planning a daytrip
A talented web slinging friend of mine (not Spiderman) is developing a slick social interest filtering platform. I met with founder Kevin Marshall a couple of weeks back to get the inside scoop on KnowAbout.it, a young project he and Will Cole have been working tirelessly on refining into a must have social utility. After an hour of walking and freezing, we finally found a spot in a bookstore in lower Manhattan.
Should I stay or should I go now
Migration Patterns
Like many days before, I waited outside the mall where I walk each morning. An enormous flock of birds surged through the area, swimming by over half a minute. There’s nothing more natural than moving to where life is more hospitable, and the flock was rapidly heading to warmer weather guided by habit and instinct.
The Wonder of Traveling is Awesome, the Comfort of Home is Essential
Wrapping up the Silicon Valley Tour
My wife finished up her AMP conference last night and I finished my quest for juicy wifi and exploring the lower part of the valley. After walking, taking buses, hopping on TSA trams, and the Caltrain, I can confidently state I’m no longer terrified of navigating buses and trains in new cities. As a public transport noob, I’m proud to admit I only hopped on one bus going to the wrong destination 
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What’s Happening in Silicon Valley
My wife and I are vacating our vacation hub of San Jose for the evening and heading up north and west, presumably to the Palo Alto area. After asking around and a quick search here’s the things that the area is most known for.
Net Fluctuations in San Jose: 64kbps to 23mbps
Howdy eager readers and net junkies. I’ve traveled across the continent to hitch a cheap room with my wife, who’s busy at the AMP conference in mid town San Jose.
It’s never finished until you are
How far you take a project is unknown until the moment you yield
Projects are slippery propositions. They start as little more than light notions, yet develop into obsessions before you realize how deeply you’re committed to seeing them through. There aren’t hard completion dates for the driving purpose attached to your project. Sure fiscal runway, deadlines and product deliveries are all real, but the fantastic vision that starts as a spark in your minds eye only ceases if you let it go. And that goal can outlast companies, partnerships, and even you.
