http://fallingorflying.com ... and will we ever know? Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Steven Jobs, cofounder of Apple, has been labeled many things, from visionary to egomaniac. Often I think he is inspirational too: We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here? Innovation is the distinction between a leader and a follower. The system is that there is no system. That doesn't ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/91 Tonight the LA Times online today includes an obituary for Dave Freeman, co-author of "100 Things to Do Before you Die."  (Side note - I'm a little confused about the date - theoretically both the LA Times and I are located in the Pacific US time zone, and it's definitely August ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/89 Last night I fell asleep with the tv on, and so woke up this morning to the sound of an Olympic commentator excitedly calling out the play-by-play moves in the water polo match between "Team USA!" and Serbia. Cautiously, I opened my eyes and looked at the tv screen and could ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/88 These past few days have been a combination of rain and overcast clouds, a prelude of the wet winter to come. These are the types of days when only bluegrass music will do, particularly the fast and furious picking in this classic bluegrass tune: Douglas Dillard  Foggy Mountain Breakdown (Cover Flatt & Scruggs) Lonesome Ridge Bluegrass ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/87 I'm back in the Great Northwet - and no, that wasn't a typo, it's raining here.  While it's nice to be back in my house, it's also really nice to be able to reconnect with friends. Leslie and I didn't make it up to the cabin after all; but Plan B was possibly ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/85 Most of us are aware of the adage "Lead, follow, or get out of the way."  I like to include "Add value or stay out of the way." The world would be a better, more effective, and much happier place if "Lead, follow, add value, or get out of the way" was reality ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/84 I have a love hate relationship with travel - which mostly evolved after I became the single owner of two dogs, and definitely hasn't improved now that I have three. I also am not good with really early morning travel but tomorrow morning I need to be at Seatac at 6am to catch ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/83 I've become a fan of last.fm.  Most of the time I just let it run while I listen to my itunes, and don't think about it. Sometimes though I actually listen to last.fm instead,  using either the "friends" or "neighborhood" feature; which I'm actually doing right now, and so am listening to ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/74 Sometimes when people ask me what kind of work I do, I just kind of laugh and say "Well, in my next life I'm going to sell swampland in the Gobi," and leave it at that (or try to). If pushed, I say I enjoy technology, like to solve problems, build things, and ... http://fallingorflying.com/archives/82                   http://fallingorflying.com/archives/78