Category Archives: vacation

Thoughts on vacation

Posted on July 7, 2008 by

Indeed, I thought while I was on vacation. Along stretches of Highway Five and down along the Amtrak line, where you’re not found on a map and nobody really knows where you are, I had time to think. And to … Continue reading →

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Ships and Service in the Great White North

Posted on August 17, 2007 by

Yes, friends, there is still ice – and cell service – in the great white north. Having nothing with which to previously compare it, I’m not sure if it’s a whole lot, but we did sail by a real-live glacier … Continue reading →

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Sustainability and the Long Tail

Posted on July 27, 2007 by

It strikes me that the “long tail,” the economic model popularized by Chris Anderson, either IS or IS NOT about extinction. With the long tail, says Wikipedia, “Businesses with distribution power can sell a greater volume of items at small … Continue reading →

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