To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail…
Ever since seeing the hand-fabricated hairpin legs offered by the web store of a machine shop in Ohio at hairpinlegs.com, I’ve been thinking about building a coffee table for our new place with them. I just have to start hunting for a decent piece of recovered wood or the like to use as the top.
Will Apple sell more iPads in the first twelve months after its release than the number of iPhones sold in the first year of that product? I think so. My friend Stef doesn’t. So we’ve bet a steak dinner on it.
Apple sold 6.1 million original iPhones in the five quarters after its release in 2007. (Remember 2007? Seems so long ago now.) In the first 45 days of (US-only) iPad sales, it’s sold 2m million units. And there’s still 10+ months to go.
I can taste the steak now.
Just finished a great Memorial Day weekend with Marissa and friends out in Vegas. This shot is from the top of Calico Tanks, the terminus of a moderate hike and rock scramble in Red Rock Canyon. Behind us is the Strip (off to the upper left.) Considering it was almost June, the late morning, three hour hike was surprisingly comfortable.
Red Rock is only 30 minutes from the Strip and perfect for anyone visiting Vegas and looking for a morning away from the gawking crowds and faux landmarks.
I realized today that it’s a month since I’ve put up a post here. That’s partially because Twitter and Facebook suck away a good portion of content I would previously have shared here, and it’s partially because it’s just been a crazy month on every front.
I’m still getting used to Los Angeles. The weather’s finally turning into the spectacular warm weather folks in the Northeast imagine when thinking of this city… Heading out to the beach for a few hours of volleyball on a Saturday afternoon is fantastic, and I can tell it’s going to be beautiful at night soon as well.
Work has been all about change - I’m still managing the team I came to Amazon to work with, but I’m also helping run a much larger service for them as well now. The transition has been involved - it’s always hard to take over a product or service that’s several years old, with all its little quirks, corners and eccentricities. Right now, I’m just trying to get caught up; once I’ve got a handle on things, I’ll be able to spend more time figuring out how to improve and update it.
The first dog I helped raise from a pup, Pete, is back in New York with my family and has fallen very ill. Pete helped me get through some of the most challenging times in my life over the years and despite a sometimes ornery attitude, has always been as much a friend as you could ever ask for.
All I can say is I wish I was there with him and I hope he’s not in too much discomfort… I don’t know what else to do.
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