Journal of a Sabbatical

June 8, 2001

opportunity knocks

Today's Reading: Unbeaten Tracks in Japan by Isabella Bird, Summer from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau edited by H.G.O. Blake

Today's Starting Pitcher: David Cone

Opportunity knocks. It's practically banging the door down. What on earth do I do? The universe so far has not seen fit to provide monetary rewards for my efforts at using my powers for good. (Will somebody please give the Hungarians a grant to digitize the bleeping dendrological bleeping atlas?) The universe has seen fit, however, to provide a call from the distant reaches of my old life - the good distant reaches - with a tantalizing prospect to work with a new technology at a brandy new startup with good people now that I've sat out the best high-tech job market in history. Oh how countercyclical.

Should I call for a reader poll? Ask the magic 8-ball? Flip a coin?

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