How to castrate a bull

I did a little bit of traveling in February; I had a chance to to visit Seattle and San Francisco on separate trips related to work. The drive up to Seattle was nice and getting out of the office more often is definitely a nice change. I had a chance to meet Dave Hitz and just finished reading his book "How to castrate a Bull" where he recalls planting the seed that grew into a 4 billion dollar a year company called Netapp. A fascinating story and truly an impressive human being. A couple of things resounded with me :

• Simplicity is not simple
• Whining is the evil twin of vision
• Living in the past can be deadly
• Recognize new eras quickly
• Anyone can castrate a bull
  

You'll need to read the book to appreciate the last one. In other news I trying to get back in shape for the cycling season and am lookig forward to some long rides in the gorge in the coming months. I went to the Portland Farmers Market and it was wonderful. We brought home some carrots, scallops, cheese, and fresh baked bread and pasta. Let's see what we come with.