Game on. Inviting Sprint/Nextel to the Darwin Box.

Full Moon tonight. I'm tempted to take the Hydra-Sport out for a little night striper fishing, as per the suggestion of a couple of guys at work. Probably won't because my running lights might not be right and I'm running a string of bad luck with my IRS audit.

Jay Ohania just called and mentioned that the Blues were all over the mouth of the Merrimack.

Ryan and I talked about investing in some tuna gear at the end of the season.

Cingular is showing cash flow issues. Major deployment contractors like General Dynamics, Bechtel and Ericsson may experience substantial retainage issues.

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"Best in Class" Project Management practices.

Ericcson can be a challenge to work with.

Sundance had a good opening day. www.sundanceschool.com.
Meeting General Dynamics for lunch. Is bigger better? I don't think so. Bigness begets bureaucracy, and bureaucracy becomes an excuse to avoid confronting problems as they actually evolve.

The trick should be to gain size and strength while maintaining the ability for rank and file individuals to make business decisions. Not easy for career minded individuals who benefit from a hierarchy.

I just bought the Nokia 6822 Phone that has a camera and can tie into your Blackberry account. This is the first cell phone after probably 10 or so that I have had in the past 25 years that I feel compelled to link with my computer to synchronize PIM data. I know that 25 years sounds pretentious, but I am an older guy who remembers what an IBM Selectric was. My first cell phone was a natural for voyeurs. You could hear everybody. I actually heard two rabbis discussing an approach to an funeral, and also shamelessly lurked on some pretty gruesome personal conversations. Luckely, PCS has given privacy a boost, and also has taken away the sick urge to listen in on others woes. At any rate my new phone will not be my last. I'm sure that even at my advanced age, I will see the day when our mobile devices are comprehensive data and communications machines that will take the place of telephones, TVs, PC's and cameras. It will be interesting when technology truly levels the playing fields between the haves and have nots.

Met with Motorola in Lexington, MA this morning and Nextel/Sprint in Reston, VA for dinner this evening, home in Marblehead blogging now. The telecom industry is dynamic to say the least. Technologies and market strategies are so fluid and fast moving that taking the time to develop expertise in one area seems to stagnate and limit your ability to keep abreast. Each year, the driving industry themes change. Massive technology rollouts are obsolete almost as soon as they are introduced. Stimulating, fast paced, and not a little intimidating.

Kate, Jay and Mike caught Blues among the Whales on the NW corner of Stellwagen early in the Season.

The Whales at Stellwagen are indescribable. My landbound friends have no idea of the world class show the goes on 20 mi. off of the Massachusetts coast.

Ryan caught a tuna, a striper and Courtney this summer.

Ryan had a good season fishing. A forty pound Tuna and 24 lb striper.

Mike with a Schoolie Striper

Ancient Territory of Sachem Nanepashemet, 1619

This site is named after Nanepashemet, Great Sachem of the Naumkeag, Massachusett, and Sagamore tribes. His domain extended from the Charles River in Boston to the Piscataqua River in New Hampshire, and as far west as Concord, Massachusetts. There are conflicting accounts of his death. Most say that he was killed by a war party of Taratines from Maine in 1619, but other accounts have him living until 1634. Our market area, where our company maintains the strongest development knowledge, follows the same geographical boundaries, hence we honor the legacy of Nanepashemet by naming our enterprizes after him.

Cedar Strip-Built Herreshoff Columbia Yacht Tender in Process

Interior work remains. - Probably two months to go. Goal is to launch by Thanksgiving 2006.