Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
I have been thinking about process. One friend, an entrepreneur, posted recently about the creative process involved in building a new company and/or product. Another, a former colleague, posted about the process to get effective input from subject matter experts (SMEs), where including the full agreement, rather than a snippet, in the note to the … Continue reading What’s Your Process?
Learn the Rules (point #9) I have learned over the years to take any advice with a grain of salt. I advise you to do the same with mine 🙂 So, with that, here are some suggestions, in no particular order: 10,000 hours. If you have read Outliers (Gladwell), you know what I am talking … Continue reading Simple Advice for New(er) Lawyers
A picture says a thousand words. Well, this one says fewer, but you get the point. This is from downtown San Mateo, California, USA. Your town or city might have something like this. Take time to read it. Really powerful stuff. What have you lost? What are you hopeful for? What are you grateful for?
Liminal Coffee Roasters Happy Saturday. Lots to talk about. Inflation is real, at least in the San Francisco Bay Area. $6.99 for both a pound of peaches at my local (higher end) supermarket and a gallon of gas. Tough one. De minimis elasticity on the price of gas; some stations charge closer to $6.00, but steep … Continue reading Saturday Musings 05.14.22
The latest addition It might be time for a regular column/post. I found inspiration from a speaker (Dave Barry) at the Fox Speaker Series (Redwood City, California). Once a week, on Saturdays, reflecting on the previous week and perhaps looking ahead to the upcoming one. As an experiment, I will commit to this for the … Continue reading Saturday Musings 4.30.22
Paraduxx Winery You might wonder how I might be able to tie these three disparate topics into one post. Continue reading. It's been another tumultuous last seven days. In October, I "won" a wine tasting package at a local charity auction. I had been a Board member of San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation (https://www.smfcedfund.org) and … Continue reading Napa, Rick Steves, and Ukraine
Budapest I had originally titled this post "Day 16," but, regrettably it has sat in my draft folder for the past four days. I am being productive, but have a nagging feeling that I am probably not doing enough. We are now almost in week four of the invasion, or as Russia continues to maintain, … Continue reading Day 20
As some know, I teach a Comparative Privacy Law course at a local law school. Before my Monday night class, I was able to attend the tail end of a program on the invasion of Ukraine and why it matters. The student audience was engaged and the discussion robust. I spent the first few minutes of class … Continue reading Kyiv
The California Poppy, captured during our last hike (Mount Diablo) I have been enamored of this concept for quite some time. Not exactly minimalism or disposing of anything that does not spark joy. Decluttering, yes. Not exactly essentialism or mindfulness, although both can be worthwhile, for different reasons. Not shorter, less strenuous hikes, although next … Continue reading Less is More
Perfection in a bag Not quite, but close. No, these beans will not help you navigate the rules of COVID, which seem to change by the day, or the hyper-volatile stock market, or illuminate the metaverse, defi, or crypto, but they will make the early morning videoconference less unbearable. For what it’s worth, I’m an early riser … Continue reading Magic Beans
The Peninsula Hiking Club 