Impatience is a Virtue!

We live in a "right now" world. Coffee. Food. Muisc. Everything thing is satisfaction guaranteed and, of course, immediate. It is a world we created. One we nurtured. One we hastened and one we explored.

And now we must endure...

Quote of the Day!

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

- Matsuo Basho

Quote of the Day!

"In the factory we make cosmetics; in the drugstore we sell hope."

- Charles Revson

The Real Uncle Sam?

I am sitting (yes, sitting) at Sam's Club, the epicenter of commercialization and corporate success, waiting for tires to be installed on my car. It's quite possibly America's truest symbol of personal excess but not in the Beverly Hills sort of excess. The whole concept is based on numbers, weight and size. It's the excess of sheer volume. Everything in large quantities and cheap. Well, almost everything. As soon as they offer large quantities of cheap consulting, I'll start to worry.

I stand corrected. I just got handed a pamphlet and I guess they do. Apparently they also read minds for free.

It's not that I have a problem with commercialization, it pays my bills and saves me money. Which is why I am at Sam's.

I am in the business of commercializing ideas, products and thoughts. Sort of. Most call it marketing. Marketing creates action and motivation. It creates the "want" in all of us. You want to buy what we're selling you. It's sounds dirty but it really is a necessity. Without it, we would be much less aware. Let me explain.

We would be content but not satisfied. Things would be ok but not great. We wouldn't have words like luxury, gourmet or exquisite in our vocabulary. It enables old ideas to get a makeover and new ideas to get created. Commercialization plays a huge role in research and development. It is the engine that builds, creates, engineers or improves ideas. It really can be a beautiful thing.

And besides, what's the point in creating something if you can't sell it. I am pretty sure Sam Walton believed that. Oh, and make sure it's cheap too. That helps.

Quote of the Day!

"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for."

- Lawrence Block

Groundhog Day

I am still dealing with the aftermath of a hacker and it is extremely frustrating. I struggle with this primarily because I am very much a forward thinker.

Getting hacked forces time to stop and you have to deal with the sins of previous days. Unintentional, well intended, but sins none the less. What you did yesterday affects what you do today and nothing drives that home more than getting hacked.

I am looking forward to looking forward, again. Ironic.

Quote of the Day!

“To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping”

- Chinese Proverb

Quote of the Day!

"The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination."

- Don Williams, Jr.

An Introspective Perspective on a Retrospective Life

This is my first foray into blogging. The interesting part? I have been a principle in a web development company for 13 years. You think I would have done this years ago. I should have. Now I am CEO. The process to become CEO wasn't much different than any of the reality shows you have seen on television: The Apprentice, Survivor, etc. Except that is how it happened... sort of.

What I hope you find here is a daily journal of my life (hopefully). One that takes many side roads and back alleys. Always with good intentions and with consideration of others. I am reasonable, considerate, caring to a fault, non-confrontational, creative, inspiring and passionate.

I could write about everything that has happened up until this point but it would take too much of your time. I tend to look back as much as I look forward and sometimes get stuck in the now and hopefully all of this will make for an interesting read.