"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt

"An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that he, for some reason, thinks it would be a good idea to give them." Andy Warhol

"The last thing anyone would be likely to entertain is an unfamiliar thought." Francis Bacon

Image: tilden park by RyanCS. Fine shot. Thank you!

Susan Mernit: Just got laid off at Yahoo.

Congrats & cheers: Bradley Horowitz joins Google.

Washington state red: House Wine 2005. The Magnificent Wine Company, Prosser, Washington. 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 11% Syrah, 3% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Franc. A great value, good table wine under $10.

TED: Howard Rheingold talks about "way-new collaboration" from TED 2005.