Thoughts & Prayers
I am so grateful to be with family & close friends this holiday season, and we are all extremely lucky for all that we have, and for each other.
We received word today that someone we went to high school with, Ian Marek, died in a motorcycle accident this passed week on December 17th in Florida, where he lived and went to school. His sister Kiera is a friend and was in our 2001 graduating class.
While we haven’t actively kept in touch, I felt it important to post this to say that both my and Rachel’s thoughts and prayers are with the Marek family as well as Libby, Ian’s fiance.
We are sorry for their incomprehensibly tragic loss, and we are thinking of you during this difficult time.
Some Observations
I was downtown tonight for a really cool Toronto Product Managers Association meeting and a gourmet dinner (McDonald’s), and I realized some things.
First, there is no open wireless anywhere in this city, save for the suckers that don’t turn on their WEP keys and broadcasting off. GO Transit has to get their ass in gear and provide wireless on their trains and buses. I would pay a premium (or monthly, whatever) to access it. Their market is prime for it too - tons of people with laptops.
Second, why (at the bus terminal) do they not have more of an advanced warning about where buses are going to be? You have to wait 10 mins prior to know. That means, if you haven’t taken a bus at a specific time before, you don’t know where to stand, and can get stuck in a crappy seat. I’d love it if they would post bus terminals as a constant. That way, the folks who want to be punctional get a better seat.
Hell, they already have a wireless notification system in place. If the terminal changes in advance, send out the warning.
Anyway - on my way home, and this is what I choose to type on my Blackberry. I do love taking the bus. Very quiet, and reminds me of going on field trips in high school.
