Getting Physical

Reflection – written December 10, 1997 I often get asked whether the Internet as a new medium will reduce people’s desire to get together in person or whether people will just sit in front of their Internet connection and never go anywhere. I don’t think so. Here follows a few examples. ThirdAge (http://www.thirdage.com/) founder and […]

Running with Mozart

Reflection – written August 17, 1997 While on vacation during August (1997) I was out for a run one day. It was a lazy three mile jog and the heat and humidity were not pleasant. I was carrying a Sony SRF-M70 FM/AM Walkman Sports radio. Normally, reception in the mountains where I run on vacation […]

Chef Wannabe

Reflection – written August 9, 1997 Over the years I have thought about being a gourmet cook at home. Just never happened. I am much better at tinkering with my various gadgets than I am at tinkering in the kitchen. I have some very good friends like Fernand Sarrat, CEO of Cylink, and Harry Brawley, entrepreneur on Mt. […]

Meeting with the President

Reflection – written July 20, 1997 My journey to Washington started out on Monday evening, July 14, when I boarded the Delta shuttle. It was a harrowing trip that had to be restarted the next morning. I arrived at the National Press Club where IBM was hosting a planning meeting for all of those meeting with the President […]

A Universally Connected World… everything and everybody (1997)

Reflection – written July 20, 1997 This is a view of the future from one fellow traveler of the planet. It has to do with a universally connected world which I believe is emerging at a breakneck pace. This is not a new thought but I may have a new twist on it, especially when […]