I hope that we will get to share in your very big Homework Assignment when it is complete. Your perspectives on business are always illuminating and enjoyable.

The other day I talked by phone with an associate who was on assignment overseas. We revised a document and e-mailed it back and forth in real-time, examining and editing it on our respective screens as we kept talking by phone.

We couldn’t help gushing about how amazing the Internet is, and how what we we were doing was unthinkable back in the day, etc. So I’m a believer, too — and a skeptic

Enjoy your sabbatical but hurry back!

Technology is not so bad. It is not a substitute for real, physical contact but there aren’t too many days when I am not completely astounded at how the Internet has enhanced my life.

The ability to connect with like minded people, learn new things, research and access information, hire workers, collaborate, etc. have all had huge impacts in everything I do.

Thoughtful articles take time to write. We understand why it’s hard for a busy person to make something new every week, go to school, and still have time for a life.