The ironies of modern life, I suppose, a surprisingly affordable Scottish guesthouse. Described as "Scotland's Wildest Guesthouse", Skiary is situated on the unspoilt shores of Loch Hourn, wonderfully
Just a reminder that your mileage my vary, but: Business Week makes the case for why business travelers shouldn't work on planes: click for full-sized image I'm sure
…my wife and I were in Stockholm. Just realized. downtown Stockholm, via flickr Funny how time flies. mosaic, Stockholm train station, via flickr
I'm old enough to remember how traveling internationally in the 1970s and and 1980s meant communicating through letters or occasional expensive phone calls. At the same time, I've really
In the Bay Area, what starts out as counterculture eventually becomes a commodity. It's inevitable, and not a bad thing: indeed, the counterculture has always had an entrepreneurial
I was in Seattle this weekend at the POD Network conference, a conference of academic technology and professional development types. I've not been in Seattle in a while,
I've been neglecting this blog terribly, but for a good reason: I just finished my first month in a new job. I'm now a senior consultant at Strategic
Author Adam Sachs argues that jet lag is overrated as an explanation for feelings of displacement: With 24/7 media overstimulation coming at me from every corner of the
Damchoe Wangmo, a Canadian-born Buddhist nun living in India, pointed me to an article in Vietnam Nam News about Vietnamese temples offering programs for Internet addiction:It is an
This is why I read John Kay: In the 20th century political frontiers became a central influence on economic life. Old Kaspar’s work presumably consisted of providing food,