Silicon Space!

Heard of outsourced customer support and software services to Mars? That's now getting closer on the space horizon. Two interesting bits of news today that will make that happen :-)

First, India, leading outsourcing innovator on the planet, just launched 10 satellites (speaking different languages!) into orbit in one fell rocket swoosh! That's a major accomplishment, by any standards.

Next, scientists now think they've discovered remnants of hot springs on Mars - furthering excitement on the possibility of finding water on Mars.

Put the two together, and James Bond and Jaws will be on their way with a bunch of telephones, computers, and a savvy, accented Indian crew to set up MarsSys - the first Martian BPM company - Nasdaq (MARY).

Yes - you'll need an M-1 Visa!

Taking things for granted!

We obsess about our Valley jobs, the stock market, technology, politics, sports, stock options, and such. Often, we lose sight of the important things - good health, family, safety, our quality of life, freedom...

These priorities get shuffled in a hurry when certain events occur. On Saturday, a surprise mid-day fire destroyed our neighbo(u)r's home! They got their cars out and got out safely. Most everything else was impacted.

Ironic that in this busy life that we lead, we sometimes only meet our neighbo(u)rs when there's such an event in the neighborhood.

Perspectives: the 6th grader (whose house caught fire) was worried about whether he would be rebuked for not having his swim gear for PE class in school, and about the $18 that was in his wallet.

Ambidextrous in the Valley!

The Valley must be creating more ambidextrous people than other places!

So I wake up a couple of days back to find that I can't laterally move/rotate my right arm. Forcing function! Left arm thus used to shave (tough!), brush, etc., causing ambidextrous skills to be developed.

I assume it is due to a sudden table tennis spike! "No" says the doctor - it be tendonitis of the rotator cuff! Repetitive stress, I'm told, from a bad workstation and too much computing!!!

Surely that's more prevelant in the Valley! 

"Now remember, he's ambidextrous - he's good at talking out of both sides of his mouth!"