A Life Connected

During my last year of high school I was one of the kids that thought he was cool and had a pager. Mountain Dew sponsored a deal in which you could pay a reasonable amount and receive a pager with a Mountain Dew logo inscribed on it and six months of free airtime (click here [...]

The Wisdom of the Crowd

The twenty-first century will see collective wisdom and peer-to-peer collaboration change the world as much as computers and increased communication changed the world in the twentieth century. While intellectual property is still a valid concept and will continue to live on, the businesses that will thrive in the years to come will be those that [...]

The Streets of New York

Someone once mentioned to me that his favorite thing about New York City was that a day in the city became truly an adventure for each of your senses. He explained that unlike walking around other U.S. Cities, New York provides something for the eyes, ears, nose and reflexes. I have to agree.
Where else can [...]

European Travels

Five years ago this month I was traveling through Western Europe with a good friend of mine. Fresh out of college and in love, I was full of optimism and eager to do something memorable before starting law school that coming fall. This being 2003, the U.S. was not the most popular country at the [...]

A New York Visit Redefined

My brother came to visit us a week after my wife and I moved to New York several years ago. We had literally just finished unpacking and settling into our new apartment when he arrived. We did not know the area and I was hesitant to drive out to JFK International Airport and pick him [...]

Cuernavaca Summer

Six years ago today I was in Cuernavaca, Mexico wondering what I was doing there. I arranged to stay with a host family while I was there and spent six weeks in Spanish classes and activities before returning to Hawaii for my last year of college. At the time, I was hoping to improve my [...]