View From The 49th Floor

The 6:25 AM train ride to Grand Central Station was uneventful, although I have to admit that it was hard not to think about the possibilities on this September 11. A short walk lead to the security desk at JP Morgan Chase on Park Avenue. Then a bag check (no temperature was taken as in Singapore) and up to the 49th floor […]

Stamps On Demand

I often correspond with my former IBM colleagues by email and instant messaging, but today I made a visit in person to the Somers, New York facility. It was a beautiful day with puffy white clouds and blue sky — I couldn’t ask for better motorcycling conditions. The subject of the two meetings was on […]

U.S. Open

The weather was nearly perfect at the U.S. Open but it was necessary to apply a good dose of homosalate and methoxycinnamate to provide protection against the ultraviolet A (UVA) and B (UVB) sun rays. I don’t know much about tennis but being in Flushing, New York at the USTA National Tennis Center watching Andy […]

Presentations Calendar Updated

Presentations calendar for fourth quarter updated with the following. September 11, 2003New York New Media Association New York, NY October 03, 2003Colorado Entrepreneur’s CEO Conference San Francisco, CA November 22, 2003Ridgefield Community Center Ridgefield, CT November 10, 2003Singapore Computer Society Singapore,Singapore November 12, 2003IBM CEO Conference Singapore,Singapore December 02, 2003Danbury Area Computer Society Danbury, CT […]

Calling Joi

My friend and colleague Joichi Ito and I had been chatting sporadically over a several week period via instant messaging. One day we decided we should talk via voice and I gave him a call that evening around 9 PM. The monthly invoice from SNET/SBC just arrived. The call to Joi was 27 minutes and […]