Archive for February, 2009

Random Taj Photo from Last Year

Posted on February 25th, 2009 in Personal, photography | Comments

Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal

I know it’s probably one of the most photographed buildings out there, but it is gorgeous. I just came across some vacation shots I thought I’d lost so there will be a few of them coming over the wire. This was taken fairly early in the day hence the relative lack of people.

Scooter at Sunset

Posted on February 17th, 2009 in Personal, photography | Comments

Photo of a Vespa at Sunset. I love the color of the wall behind it and the reflections in the metal.

Great Post on Why Pay Caps are a Good Idea

Posted on February 6th, 2009 in Leadership, Personal | Comments

Tom Evslin has a fantastic post on his blog about why pay caps are a great idea and I completely agree.

A free market demands pay caps for those who have been insulated from failure. Should’ve been in the bank bailout billfrom the beginning (although there shouldn’t have been a bank bailout bill at all).

The counter-argument that talent will leave the bailed-out institutions is nonsense.

First, why would we assume that the people who head these institutions are talented at anything beyond maximizing executive pay?

Second, where is all this formerly expensive talent going to go?

It’s a cogent articulation of how I’ve been feeling about the situation and while you may not agree, it’s worth a read.