New York, New York
I have been neglecting my blogging duties once again due to a hectic travel schedule. I just returned from a week in New York City attending a court management conference and have a huge pile of follow-up work that includes leadership chores from my involvement in professional associations and business prospects. My Capitalistic instincts tell me to reverse these priorities.
New York City is always an adventure for me. High paced activities literally never stop here, and the choices for food, entertainment and services are never ending.
Whenever I travel somewhere, I now ask myself the question could I live here permanently. To be sure, most people find fast acting cities like New York to be too much to handle for very long. Personally, I like NYC and similar fast paced locations like Hong Kong, Tokyo, LA and San Francisco. As to whether I could live there, I'd have to decline.
I am currently working on several initiatives to bring together private sector technology providers with court professionals for several purposes including education, development of technology standards, streamlining of cumbersome procurement processes and product development. NYC proved to be a great place to put these initiatives on the table and plan some next steps.
However, when the deal making is done, it is great to come home to Humboldt County where the Cackling Aleutian Geese remind you that nature is the dominant force and not mankind. In this solitude, I can concentrate on putting together action plans to nurture some of the business developments that took sprout in the City.
I've got a ton of blog topics from my various tech experiences on this trip, but for now I am content with being home. And I am happy to say that this is a great permanent home, despite all the fun, food and amenities that can be found elsewhere. There's no place like home.
Chris Crawford
www.justiceserved.com