Bitchin' Camaro

George Crawls; Is Destructive

Georgie learned to crawl. Initially he was wobbly and couldn't transition to a seated position from a crawl, but he's got that wired now. He is also a firm believer in entropy, as he will be sure to make his toys are disorganized.

Video forthcoming is here, but here are some photos from this morning.

Kobi Alexander is an Arrogant Bastard

Long story made short, Openwave competed (competes) with a company called Comverse Technology (CMVT).

CMVT was a very aggressive company, with sales execution arguably better than its products. OPWV and CMVT hated each other. Arguably OPWV had superior products, and there was a lot of trash talking between the two companies. Each company hit hard times, but for different reasons.

CMVT hit hard times due to outright fraud. The company's management allegedly did some pretty unethical things to enrich themselves. The CEO, Kobi Alexander, fled the US to Namibia with his millions. Conveniently for Mr. Alexander, Namibia does not have an extradition treaty with the US.

An article in today's Journal tells of the life he is currently living. Apparently, he is living well, throwing lavish Bar Mitzvahs and generally thumbing his nose at the DoJ, who are having a hard time trying to extradite him.

In the business world, there are good guys and bad guys. He's one of the worst.

Lake Berryessa 2 Mile Open Water

On Saturday, I swam the Lake Berryessa 2 Mile.

I felt like the SS Minnow, and apparently I wasn't alone. The average times appeared to be about 10 minutes slower than last year, probably due to the winds and chop, however I suspect the course may have been a bit longer than last year.

I expected to swim a little slower because, well, the baby and shoulder injury, but when I got out of the water and saw 1:04 on the clock, I was really confused. When I heard that everyone was slower, I was a bit relieved.

I did however lose to my arch nemesis. My official time: 1:04.24. Taylor's? 1:04.20. 4 Seconds! If only I had run up the ramp.

Honduras - Roatan Article

There's an article on Slate.com about Roatan, an island off the north coast of Honduras.

The author is blogging about eco-tourism.

We visited there a few years back (2002?), and it seems from this blog there's been a lot of development.

We also did the shark dive, and I also had conflicted feelings about chumming the water to see the sharks.