Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
Why I love my toaster
September 28, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I’m a pretty technical guy and always have been. Since starting in the early days of fiber optics and digital switching for AT&T, I’ve been fortunate to work in technology areas of wireless, broadband and multimedia. I can describe in about two minutes how a modern telecommunications network delivers voice, data and video to a [...]
On Simplicity
August 6, 2010 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Sometimes, just sometimes, the right answer is the simplest one. I had two incidents today, both very unrelated. First, I have been having trouble with my new flat-screen TV since buying it several weeks ago. The color has been totally off. The more I adjusted the red and green, brightness, sharpness, tint etc., the worse [...]
Rant of the Day
October 3, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Two words: Sarah Palin. Need one say more ….
Rant of the Day – Economic Meltdown and Britney Spears
September 17, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
So the US economic markets are in freefall … major financial firms are failing as a result of the mortgage crisis and failed policies of the Bush administration. Late this Sunday, the US government stepped in to bail out AIG with a $80 BUSD loan for 80% of the company at plus 11% rates to [...]
Rant of the Day – Loud Music in Restaurants
September 10, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · 2 Comments
What’s the deal with loud music in restaurants and cafes when you’re trying to have a conversation with someone? I was in Starbucks today in San Francisco meeting a business colleague I have not seen for awhile and we had a lot to catch up on. Right above us was a speaker in the ceiling [...]
Rant of the Day
September 9, 2008 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
What’s the deal with gas prices being in 9/10′s? Are we so stupid that we think that $3.89 9/10′s is not $3.90? No other country in the world does this except the United States of America. Plus, as someone pointed out … you can’t have a decimal with a fraction! What’s the deal with that? [...]
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