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I don't want to grow up.... yet

Pennies from Heaven ? Lets Begin to look for our own Angels

While not quite a bubble (usually, we don’t recognize it until after it has popped) we are seeing quite a boon of startup activity in some portions of the technology sector. Specifically social media, and/or mobile apps. All of this … Continue reading

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No One Lives Forever

Earlier this week Steve Jobs finally succumbed to cancer. In the tech world, as one could expect, his passing was quite the news. But what struck me, was what struck me when my mom passed in 2004. For me, I … Continue reading

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August 30th and onwards

Monday the 29th was recovery day. Tuesday was our first day tooling around town. Barcelona is as cool as I remember it. It’s nice to walk around a city and see pschidt, talk to people, and feel free, free from … Continue reading

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On the road: Day 2

Damn, sleep deprivation is a pain in the ass. We crashed hard after having arrived around 6pm local time. We did manage to go out for a walk, eat some dinner and then get back to the room and crash. … Continue reading

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On the road again, really, after 9 years

So, after a 9 year hiatus I am heading off the continent albeit this is a speed-run over and back with the family primarily to visit her aunt in Barcelona who is getting up there in age. Nonetheless, its nice … Continue reading

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Screening of the Film Strange Fruit tonight in Oakland

Tonite, in honor of black history month we will be screening the documentary “Strange Fruit” . The screening will be at Park Day School, 360 42nd Street in Oakland Ca. The school is behind Oakland Tech. This, and two other … Continue reading

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Daddy-Paul the Fabulous

I did it ! I created a ballet worthy hair bun for my daughter. This means I have taken another step on the path of fathers-raising-daughters skill set list, sort of a bucket list for dads who want to truly … Continue reading

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Man this is painful

So, I have to admit I have gotten around to paying a little more attention to the campaigning both here in California and nationwide. No doubt some of the candidates are just plain scary. But what  is even worse for … Continue reading

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Well here we go

So this is an experiment, if it is successful you get to watch this cool playing for change video [HTML1] Trust me, in the preview mode of wordpress it works just fine, so please enjoy this video Peace

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Funny twists

Two Thursdays ago I was cut loose from my gig at a startup down yonder in Silicon valley. Sigh, oddly though, I wasn’t that broken up about it. It’s not that we don’t need the money, My wife would be … Continue reading

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