Thursday, August 15, 2002

Offsetting the view out the window, I'm subjected to United's presentation of Spider Man for the third time this month. It was OK the first time, but Jerry Maguire it's not. 8:24:35 PM

One of the very, very few benefits of business travel is that occasionally I get to see sights out the window that are breathtaking. In all of human history, only a few of us have lived in a time when we can see the clouds from above, sun shining in pink and gold across them, the occasional thunderhead rising miles above like some improbable Everest. I wonder what Keats or The Bard would have said about a sight like this? You've gotta take your inspiration where you find it, even in coach. 6:26:46 PM

Not sure what the difference is now, but offline posting is working again. This post happening at 35,000 feet in route from Chicago to San Diego. Thank God for United's Economy Plus seats - no other coach seat has enough room for laptop use. Yesterday's crisis - the imminent un-employment of my friend - has been resolved, happily. The resolution was simply that he got busy and found another project within the company that wanted his help, so the layoff notice was miraculously rescinded. It's a really, really crummy way to treat people - in fact, it begs the question "why be an employee at all?". Any company that is managed poorly enough to put a family through the threat of unemployment, casually, with no real attempt to look at alternatives, does not deserve the loyalty typically given by employees. Lest I digress into another rant, let's just say that The Firm is not my favorite organization lately. 6:17:36 PM

Evan Williams hits it on the head: "Email gives you the ability to feel guilty about not communicating with people you would have never felt guilty about before." I guess that's why they call him Evhead... 5:11:47 AM

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