Last week was devoted to Canada. Fairmont Château Laurier was impressive. The event was executed perfectly. My small piece went better than I had expected. In preparation, I learned a few things about the government in Canada. After the event, in a chat, I learned about a thought that could …

It has been extremely busy both at work and at home recently. The product we are building is expected to become generally available globally at the end of this year. Of course, there are multiple important milestones along the way. The first major milestone consumed the past two months requiring me to spend the last two weeks of it in California. San Francisco area is unique and can be fun but not during business travel…

Friday night is finally here. As usual, I am exhausted and completely drained and feel the need to write a few words to get my energy back. First, earlier this week my son taught me another lesson already learned many times. After much thought he decided to spend his entire savings of almost $100 on a Lego Star Wars kit with over 900 pieces…

I haven’t been in any mood to write recently. My cousin died last week in Uzbekistan. He was going to turn 50 this week. I cannot even comprehend (let alone describe here) the history or the reasons or the excruciating pain my mother’s oldest sister has had to endure. I am sitting here for 20 minutes trying to come up with a sentence or two but I cannot. Words seem cheap and inappropriate to describe the agony that her life has been. Even if I could write something, it would …

“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” ~ Albert Einstein

If you have something important to convey, just say Einstein said it or it’s one of Franklin’s quotes. I don’t know for sure who said the above but it made sense to me especially given this little experience yesterday.

My six-year-old knows how to play chess and recently has started making me think harder…