It is open season on Airbnb in the media these days. After all, they are one of the Silicon Valley stars most impacted by the pandemic currently sweeping the globe. With travel at a near standstill, and us humans increasingly suspicious of each other the deadly germs we may or may not be carrying, it … Continue reading My contrarian view on Airbnb
If you are like me, then between waves of productivity and relative calm, you are overcome with a feeling of anxiety and panic. After all, it is really weird to be locked up in your apartment, suspicious of the present, and unable to process the future. I have those moments. And when I do, more … Continue reading Guilty Pleasures
I am ever so grateful for the job that allows me to live this close to the water that I can go for a morning walk, and come home at peace with our collective insane reality. Yesterday, I walked out, bundled up to fight the chill, and forgot my Ricoh GR3. Instead, I had my … Continue reading [Photo Set] Yet another walk down Embarcadero (in SF)
The current pandemic has exposed many of society’s frailties, and no other sector has been impacted more than the service industry, especially the food and restaurant ecosystem. A lot of us don’t quite understand the fragility of this supply chain, and the sheer size and scope of the impact. In order to understand the magnitude … Continue reading [Podcast] Stuck@Om with Matt Buchanan
Occasionally my morning walk throws up a surprise — fog masks the horizon, the ships, and the port buildings become a faint outline. Oakland fades out. And then with a little bit of contrast adjustment, and by pushing the mid-tones, what was just a walk along the water becomes a tiny moment of zen. Made … Continue reading Almost still waters
