October 2009
25 posts
4+ Miles Without My Cane
I dared to venture out without cane for the first time since my surgery about 3 months ago. The trip to Europe really got me walking so I thought that a visit to the Ferry Building - about 4 miles from our house - would do me good in this fantastic fall weather.
It took me about 2hrs roundtrip and was such a fantastic walk. Not without difficulty I might add but really rewarding as I’m...
Testing Chrome for Mac
I’m playing around with an early access release of Chrome for Mac and gotta say that I’m hooked. It’s simple, fast and even more crisp than the latest Safari. The benefit of having the best and most used search in the world results in a combined search and locator window which saves time and space.
I’m clearly locked into the Google ecosystem with search, mail, calendar,...
“We excuse our intellects by declaring ourselves under-read and yet forget how...”
– Alain de Botton (via tmblg)
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When Everyone is Talking About...
How the inflation will soon be here so buy-buy-buy… that probably just means that we’ll not have inflation for quite some time. Inflation can only happen with increased money supply (M2) in combination with increased consumption with low unemployment. Clearly not where we are today. Deflation is the more likely scenario.
I still think that cash is king, renting wins over owning and...
The European Real Estate
The European real estate markets - sans United Kingdom and Spain - seems to be in so much better shape than the US. Why is that? Most countries have stricter regulations and tougher rules to prevent predatory lending. In Stockholm for example, you can only own one condo at a time. Housing in their minds is for living and not speculating. Keeps the prices more stable in the longer time; prevents...
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Ten Fingers, Ten Toes
We did our second ultra sound yesterday for the soon-to-be-released-new-member-of-the-west-coast-rollers (also known internally as “Goldfinger”). Healthy as a horse and wild like a tiger. Arrival is rescheduled to March 12, 2010.
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My Gluteus Maximus
I might not be able to run to strengthen my gluteus maximus but it’s the center of my attention these days as I’m recovering from the July surgery.
My biggest challenge is not so much recovering from the surgery as to learn how to develop a proper left gate and to strengthen my gluteus maximus after years decades of limited movements and pain.
The need for a hip replacement has been...
“Don’t be that Harvard/Stanford/Yale B-school graduate who says they can do...”
– Aaron Patzer, Mint Founder
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The Bucket List
Never has the expression “don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today” rung so true as after my hip surgery (and a few illnesses in the extended family). It was hard - even for me who had the surgery - to understand the recovery process of a full hip replacement. It’s been much tougher and taken longer than I could ever imagine (and I’ve another 9 months to...
"The higher rental vacancy rate is leading to... →
“If you’re dumb, surround yourself with smart people. If you’re smart, surround...”
– Aaron Sorkin (via tmblg)
I, Godfather
I became Godfather today for little Alicia, 6 months. We hit it off wonderfully, laughing *and* drooling. ;)
Rebranding America →
Many good points. Good persecutive. I especially like the notion of America as a wonderful idea.
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures is John Paul Jones, David Grohl and Josh Hommes. I haven’t heard a song but am excited about the prospects. Their UK tour sold out in 12 minutes so I’m not alone.
Rush through Europe
I’m rushing through Europe like the continent is on fire. The Missus and I hit London and Barcelona last week where I got hit by a nasty cold. Had to recover for 48 hrs in Copenhagen and missed out on my Oslo trip.
Arrived in Stockholm yesterday where no time has been wasted: met with my development team and then hit the annual employer branding party for young professionals. But before all...
It's a boy!
The Missus and I learned two days ago in London - at the Westminister & Chelsea Hospital - that we are expecting a boy. It’s nice to have a gender that can drive name discussions. Right now we are leaning towards…
