Communicating in a networked world
Four days before the opening session of AirJaldi. The (large) hall is empty except for the resounding echo of pop music that Yahel is using to test the sound system. The mixer board sits in the middle of the first row in the auditorium, and Yahel is … [Continue reading]
My friend Arjun pointed out to me that Indians view this country as "Mother India." The first time I visited India, in early 2005, I had what I suppose is a typical reaction for Americans - I could just not believe how many people there were … [Continue reading]
My friends are constantly going back and forth from San Francisco to Australia, and I understand that these flights are among the truly gueling contests of bottoms-against-seats in the entire world. In past trips to India, I have flown to Europe … [Continue reading]
Chicago's Millennium Park has a huge outdoor performance venue, which replaced the old "bandshell" and it also has a number of other art-in-public-places featres. If you're in the Chicago Loop and have nothing to do for an hour, it's worth crossing … [Continue reading]
I arrive in Chicago just after noon on Friday the 13th. Nah, I'm not superstitious. But knowing that my journey was to begin on Friday the 13th helped me remember to get all that accumulated work done so I would be ready to travel. The flight left … [Continue reading]