January 9, 2012

The culvert is full and at one o'clock on the photo
you'll see the rain pouring out the gutter spout.

There's heavy rain all over Houston and street flooding in parts of the city. Mr. B called to tell me that the streets around his office at West Alabama and Dunlavy are flooded. You can look out the window and see the flooding, but the television stations feel the need to preempt programming with "Breaking News" about the rain. There's thunder and lightening, and it's been  raining heavily for hours, so I won't really say that the rain is "Breaking News." Trying to get the scoop, reporters stand out in the middle of the street with ponchos and rain boots to talk about the rain. They stop cars and get drivers to roll down their windows to talk about the rain. Harrumph! And for this nonsense, I had to miss Drew Carey and the wierdos on the Price is Right?

But seriously, I'm still reading my book about Steve Jobs. Arrogant and intense with an abrasive personality was one side of him. It was said he was deeply angry that he was given up for adoption, yet as a young man he had a daughter out of wedlock who he abandoned. It is said he was spiritual and generous, yet he would shortchange partners on the money or stock that was owed them. To say the least, he was a very complex man.

Today I'm creating a cleaner workspace. Note that I didn't say a "clean" workspace. While cleaning and organizing, I'll be pondering a lesson that Jobs learned from one of his role models: Nolan Bushnell, who was the founder of Atari. He taught Jobs to "pretend to be completely in control and people will assume that you are."