Visions of Myself
Sometimes like driftwood
Swept along by the current
Caught in whirlpools
Cast aside on the shore
Wet and defenseless
Sometimes like a leaf
Dropped from a tree
Buffeted by the winds
Piled on the sidewalk
Drying and lifeless
Sometimes like a pebble
Lying on the street
Kicked by children
Walked on by passersby
Alone and purposeless
Sometimes like a cloud
Suspended in the sky
Attacked by the sun
Pushed with urgency
Wispy and shapeless
Sometimes like an eagle
Soaring in flight
Riding the thermals
Seeing all beneath it
Serene and fearless
Sometimes like a bee
Buzzing along with purpose
Collecting drops of nectar
Making sweet honey
Busy and tireless
Sometimes like a sea
Stretching across the horizon
Cradling life in its bosom
Ebbing and flowing
Deep and bottomless
Sometimes like a lover
Yearning for the union
Drunken in ecstasy
Lost in another
Detached and selfless
Sometimes like the Infinite
Beyond words and description
The doer of all deeds
The dancer and the dance
Pervasive and limitless
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Windows Phone 7 Series – Finally, Microsoft gets it!
There’s a Turkish proverb that says – “No matter how far you have gone down the wrong road – turn back!”
That’s Microsoft for you in the mobile device business. For several years, I have voiced my frustrations to my friends in Redmond (disclaimer – I spend quite a bit of time with Microsoft on [...]
Do Leopards Change their Spots?
A few weeks ago, I gave a keynote speech to the global marketing team at Cisco Systems. In my talk, I made a provocative observation. I noted that Cisco has acquired several B2C (business-to-consumer) companies including Linksys and Pure Digital (makers of the elegant Flip camcorder). Further, Cisco has other interesting products like [...]
Bugbears
I am disturbed by evanescence.
I am disquieted by ephemerality.
I am disconcerted by expediency.
I am bewildered by instability
I am befuddled by inconsistency
I am bemused by infidelity
Do Dedicated Devices Die? Principles of Convergence
Now that we have the iPad (notwithstanding its flaws), will eBook readers die? What is the future of Blu-Ray players as TVs converge with the Internet? Will the Flip die now that we have video cameras built into iPod Nanos? Will handheld GPS devices seem quaint when every smartphone has built-in GPS functionality? Is there a future for [...]
The iPad: In the middle (of nowhere)
Not even 24 hours since the announcement of the much-hyped iPad and much real and virtual ink has already been spilt. Here is my two cents. I think the iPad is aimed squarely at the center – of nowhere. I’m trying to understand the scenarios where the iPad does something that other devices we own (including [...]
Somewhere
Somewhere a leaf falls silently
Somewhere a wind blows harshly
Somewhere a shadow falls darkly
Somewhere a tear drips slowly
Somewhere a hurt grows inexorably
Somewhere a hope fades slowly
Somewhere a love dies fitfully
The sexy siren versus the steady girlfriend
I have been seduced by Apple. Twice. Once by the iPhone and once by the Macbook Pro. First it was the sexy iPhone, with all its fancy media handling capabilities and the oh-so-sexy interface. And of course, all the apps. I chucked my BlackBerry and got in line at the Apple store to buy myself [...]
Time Was
Time was, when life was revelations unfolding
And every day a dawn of discovery
Time was, when my mind was an open vessel
And every book a chance to imbibe
Time was, when there were teachers all around
And every conversation an opportunity to grow
Time was, when stepping forth was an act of faith
And every relationship a reason to believe
Time [...]
The Lotus in the Swamp: Entrepreneurship in Difficult Economic Times
These are tough times for entrepreneurs. We are going through one of the worst financial markets crises in history. The meltdown in financial markets has plunged economies around the world into a recession. Entrepreneurs are finding that investors have all but disappeared and revenues are declining as customers cut back spending. Given these woes in [...]