
I recently got to visit the home of a dedicated follower of fashion. Lots and lots of shoes. I recognized Jimmy and Manolo, but the other brands were unknown to me and probably even more exotic.
In which we find ourselves in another part of the world

I recently got to visit the home of a dedicated follower of fashion. Lots and lots of shoes. I recognized Jimmy and Manolo, but the other brands were unknown to me and probably even more exotic.

This is a selfie reflected off the inside of an elevator door in a hotel in Indianapolis. I had time to carefully compose the shot while I waited for someone to get me out. It was only a couple minutes, actually, but I can now check “survive elevator mishap” off the list. And they bought me a drink for my troubles.

The stitch n bitch is so 2012… Now we have lushes w brushes.

The fridge is no longer tall enough.

There’s a lot of gentrification in Hartford but still plenty of room to grow.

If the rich truly are different, and if by different we mean having access to better stuff, and if by better we mean drizzled in duck fat and roasted for a long time, then this is how they eat. And I would very happily eat like this every day.

Like the blues brothers only geekier, and with a nicer bag.

“Defense”
Chicago architecture has all the exuberance and self-importance of a city that got to start over in the 20th century, never saw a war, and knew it was right more often than not.

As a longtime but lapsed practitioner of mere “hot” yoga, I found this hotel ad very inspirational.

This week, I’m in Chicago for HIMSS, the largest trade show we participate in. There are something like 40,000 attendees. I’ve never been sure if being here is a good idea or not, but we do worry about the perceptions that would result if we stopped showing up, so here we are. It’s like an annual neighborhood barbecue: we get a chance to catch up with old friends, meet new people, and get a sense of what everybody’s been up to. And sell stuff.
Looking out over that sea of exhibit booths is one of the most dramatic illustrations of just how big the marketplace for healthcare information technology really is. Real estate on that show floor costs just about as much as a house, only instead of owning the house at the end, you tear it all down three days later.

Room with a view
The Willis Tower Skydeck

Big Wheels at the Navy Pier.