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Here’s to the Crazy Ones

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

Steve and Steve

Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY APPLE!

I hope you stay ‘crazy’ for a long time to come.

Bamboo – Buddhas to Beer

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Bamboo forestStill totally jet-lagged, but I felt awake enough to share a few images from the trip.

While in China I spent a day in the ciy of Anji, known as the City of Bamboo; not without reason. Bamboo was growing all over the surrounding hillsides, and everywhere you looked were immense piles of bamboo being dried, stacked, cut, sorted and trucked to the many factories, large and small, turning the bamboo into wonderful and useful products. Pillows, purses, placemats, chairs, chopsticks, hats, shoes, edible bamboo, and even bamboo beer (which was pretty good.) Everything bamboo.

Unfortunately, no panda sightings.

Bamboo is remarkable for its renewability; the samples shown here are only about a year old, and nearly ready to be harvested. (more…)

Hello from China

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Mike in China My schedule has been grueling, and we’ve had very little time to see the sights, spending most of the days in factories. But I have at least a couple photos to prove I’m here; first at Lake Tai near Wuxi (woo-shee), (more…)

Steve Jobs Rehearses – Out of Uniform

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

Steve Jobs rehearses I hate to contribute to the silly discussions about Steve’s wardrobe, but I thought you might enjoy this shot that I snapped during a keynote rehearsal*. Steve is working on his slides, while the producer and director make notes of any changes required. (more…)