Testing

Here I sit writing a blog post using an app that many are looking forward to. And here is a cute picture of my youngest daughter. 

This is a caption.  

Now I am making an edit. I need to learn markdown.  

Do Great Things

When we put our minds, and our wallets, to it, great public works are still possible.  In New York City we have three: the 2nd Avenue Subway, the 7 Train Extension, and the East Side LIRR Access Project. Enjoy these pics.

My Clan

View fullsize

(Photo: @smilebooth via @swissmiss)

Fourteen Lessons

Concentrate on finding a big idea that will make an impact on the people  you want to influence.

Network intensely.

When you meet someone new, treat that person as a friend.

Read all the time.

Get enough sleep.

Evolve.

Travel extensively.

When meeting someone new, try to find out what formative experience  occurred in their lives before they were seventeen.

On philanthropy my approach is to try to relieve pain rather than spread  joy.

Younger people are naturally insecure and tend to overplay their  accomplishments.

Take the time to pat those who work for you on the back when they do  good work.

When someone extends a kindness to you write them a hand-written note,  not an e-mail.

At the beginning of every year think of ways you can do your job better      than you have ever done it before.

Never retire.

Byron Wien via VC Confidential

Five Months Old

View fullsize