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June 29th, 2011 by Kris
From dinner last night, a slice of Cone De Port Aubry from Hervé Mons, a bit of peppered pork sopressata, some fresh basil, and a few crostini. We ended up making some bruschetta from these ingredients, but they were not as pretty as the raw ingredients in the setting sun.
June 27th, 2011 by Kris
Let’s start at the top, what is a “mentor”? Well, the term actually comes from Greek Mythology, Mentor was a character in the Odyssey and to some extent the Iliad. I won’t get into the gritty details but the over simplified version is simply that he was put in charge of the estate when Odysseus went off to war and subsequently like a father to Odysseus’ son. That’s where we get the term mentor, someone who is not related by blood but who is “father like” and passes wisdom to us like a father would.
I think in modern times it’s not such a weighty term but the roots are similar, after all, how many TV personalities tear up when talking about their mentors? We all have people in our lives that rise up and teach us things about life. I recently have been reflecting on some of those people in my life.
{Take your time, wait for the shot. Above image (c) Brian Robbins}
June 13th, 2011 by Kris
We passed the Arizona wild fires on our way back from Anaheim, here are a few of the snaps from the plane.
June 8th, 2011 by Kris
From Seth Godin’s Blog last week, a good read:
“The media tries to report on the world economy or the national economy, or even the economy in Detroit or LA. This is easy to talk about, statistically driven and apparently important to everyone.
Alas, this has virtually nothing to do with your day, your job and your approach to the market. That’s because geography isn’t as important as it used to be, but more than that, it has to do with the fact that you don’t sell to everyone, and the economy is unevenly distributed.
If the unemployment rate in your industry doesn’t match the national numbers, the national numbers don’t matter so much.
At the largest Lexus dealer in New Jersey, they’re sold out of many models, with a waiting list. In some towns in Missouri, the unemployment rate is twice what it is in your town. In the tech industry, the rate you can charge for developing killer social apps on a tablet is high and going up.
Economics used to be stuck in town. Now, as markets and industries transcend location, useful economic stats describe the state of the people you’re working with and selling to.
If your segment is stuck, it might make sense to stick it out. It also might be worth thinking about the cost of moving to a different economy.”
Link to the original article on Seth’s blog.
June 6th, 2011 by Kris
I had an intresting journey out to California over the last 24 hours. For what it’s worth here’s a little narrative from last night, I think I was writing this somewhere over Arizona.
