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Behold my crazy conference schedule for the next few months (subject to change — i.e. to addition):
The Hague, September 20: afternoon presentation at the annual Den Haag Telecom Event (note: you must register now because this event is always oversubscribed)
Amsterdam, September 27: panelist on Cities as Digital Communities at Picnic ‘06 Cross Media Week
Minneapolis, October [...]

There are many things to be thankful for: one is Andy’s 47th birthday (see his previous post) and the other is getting to San Francisco on the worst travel day ever.
I spent over an hour in the security line at Logan Airport in Boston early this morning because airport security decided No Liquids on [...]

I’m turning 47 this week, and as my friend, mentor, former client and now “Junior” Advisor to my company, as well as corporate party band leader, Ray McKewon-co-founder (retired) of Accredited Home Lenders likes to say “life is good.” I’ve taken it one step further and have proclaimed that Life, Is Very Very Good for [...]

Marseille is one of the least touristy places along the Mediterranean coast, partly because of its reputation as a nasty, crime-ridden city. But when you go there and see it for yourself, you realize it’s just like any other big city. It has the ugliest concrete high-rises I’ve even seen, spread out all over the [...]

Original photo posted here and a related NY Times story (thanks to Xeni Jardin at BoingBoing)

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If you plan to visit this stunning part of the Provence, make sure you avoid July and August when it’s simply too hot to do anything. Glanum, an excavated Roman city outside St. Rémy, is a must-see in the area, but when it’s hot, there’s absolutely no shade amidst the ruins of the Temple of [...]

The village of Blauzac (pop. 782) is the perfect place to get away from the world. It is on a hilltop away from the main road and there’s no Internet access. There are no points of interest for tourists, which means you won’t hear anything but the church bells pealing in the morning and evening. [...]