"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."  Theodore Roosevelt 

I have friends in low places and friends in high places.  I love life and my job.  Sailing, photography, reading, movies, cooking and bicycling are my favorite things to do.  I have worked hard to not have my things possess me, so I don't have many.   I am working hard now to make ephemeral things and permanent change.  I am a conscious omnivore, environmental thinker and often a hypocrite.  I like slowfood and burgers, free range chicken and fois gras.

By day I am the CEO of Tall Chair Inc. - making cool stuff for mobile devices.  By night and weekends I cook and take photos.