Back in Seattle...just finished moving onto my boat with Sheri. God I hate moving..I've had movers the last couple times I've moved, but seem to have forgotten the pain. Next time, I'm hiring movers!

Got wireless internet access on my boat today as well. So far, I'm really enjoying being on the boat (48 hours in), and my cat, Mousse, also seems to have adapted instantly to the new environment. I've had her for 16 years and she has lived in many places with me, so I guess she's not fazed by moving anymore.

I'm now in Marina del Rey, CA at my father's apartment looking out on the boats. I came down last night for a business meeting today. On the flight down I watched a documentary titled "RevolutionOS," which is about the open source/free software movement.

I have to admit, I don't really "get" open source software. I mean I understand the basics, but what I don't really have is a sense of it's future. I still see a big divide between the development community and users. The UI's and applications that your average programmer wants to use are so radically different than what consumers want...I wonder if/when that gap will truly be bridged. Otherwise, I guess it will be permanently relegated to professional IT applications. Sure is interesting and I would love to study/think about ways to apply the model to other human endeavor.

Very nice application Blogger! Hmm...where to start...well
here are a few things going on in my life.



I've been working on finding ways to increase the profile of my father's
website:



http://www.fineartship.com



He has a small business in LA that does art shipping, called descriptively
enough: Fine Art Shipping. It's an
interesting business moving fine art, packing it, crating, etc. they employ a
small staff that includes "art handlers," a profession I didn't even
know existed until recently. I have been experimenting with the Google
sponsored links program. It has been very interesting to see what gets searched
on and what gets clicked on. So far the most successful keywords have been:
-Crating
-art shipping
-art handler
-museum quality
-art storage
-art packing

Since Google rankings work in part on the number of links to a site, I hope
they spider my blog.

I'm also in the process of moving out of my apartment with my girlfriend,
Sheri, and my cat, Mousse, on to my sailboat: Miss Eulie. Miss Eulie, the
namesake of this website and my boat, was my Great Great Aunt, who lived in Maryland
and was born in the mid-1800's. I inherited her diary from 1876 and some
letters, so I feel a connection. Plus it's a cool/unique name. Her full name
was Eulalie Bouic.

I hate moving! Hopefully, next time I get the urge, I can just sail to my next
desired location.

I was also just asked to join the Board of Trustees of my high school, The Putney School. I am really excited about this and hope I can make a significant contribution, especially in the school's use of technology.

Finally, I bought a Bajaj Chetak...a wha? you say, well it's a cool red scooter
from India. The Bajaj company has been around for about 50 years and was
originally making Vespas under license from the italian manufacturer. My new
scooter is a 145cc with a 4 speed manual transmission. It gets about 100 miles
to the gallon.

All for now.

This is my first post!