Random Thoughts

Books

I’m not a big book reader per se. I had several books while growing up mostly Goosebumps and Steven King (yes, I was a dark kid). This was a bit odd to me as we had a study in the home I grew up in, but it contained mostly economic, psychology, and legal books, no […]

Fun in the Sky

As someone that lives in the forefront of tech and web services everyday… I test drove the Tesla S beta, I’ve signed up to be included in the beta of a bank, Simple, I got way too pumped up when I was notified I was in the beta group for Sparrow for iPhone. But even […]

2012 Goals

I am not going to do resolutions because let’s face it, one can change whenever one wants… but there a few things I want to this year. But First, let see how I did on 2011? 1. Skydive. Nope. 2. Bungie Jump. Nope. 3. Learn Portuguese. Yes! I learned enough for a interview and did […]

Disclosure

Let me start with this. I don’t write and share these things for pity, sympathy or compassion. I share this because I don’t want to repeat myself in the next year why I’ll be doing be doing several things. This for disclosure, not pity. I rather earn your respect. Last week I was in Berlin, […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving and enjoys it with Family, Friends, and Loved ones. I know some of those I care for are miles away and couldn’t be together this day, yet are close in spirit. May you spend this time in reflection of the year, pondering on the new friends and relationships […]

My Steve Jobs/Apple Story

It was July of 2009, my contract with EMI had just ended and had planned to take a few weeks off. I was unemployed a full 13 hours before being contracted by Line 6 to work at their Simi Valley Branch for a sort of SkunkWorks division. For a month I would drive out to […]

Thanks Steve

  Without Steve Jobs I wouldn’t be who I am today. Sent from my iPad

Ten Years

I was just kid when it happened and I don’t remember much. I had spend the night before at a hospital having my first of many liver biopsy. I didn’t tell a soul but people had notice that I had been absent the day before. I got to school early to run the 4 miles on […]

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

This is something I had written before I was offered my current job. Just a few thoughts that might resonante with some people in similar situations.   I’m sure some of you have notice over the few last months I’ve been doing a lot of traveling. Some domestic, some international. Some for family related affairs, […]

Quarter Century

Today is my 25th birthday. I have nothing really special planned other than a family dinner with my mother and younger sister. Throught the entire month I have been celebrating with my older, well off, firends. They have been talking me out to concerts and galleries,etc. With friends nearer to my age we have gotten […]