if you're wondering...

...why all the blogs all the sudden, there are two reasons.

1. we got a new bus. THANK YOU ISRAELI GOV'T! we are not actually sitting on top of one another in sweltering heat. (although craig is still sitting in scoble's lap....we're not quite sure why*) most of us are just clacking away happily on keyboards.

[* may not be true. may be just inserted to see if valleywag has discovered my blog]

2. we are going to Jerusalem today!

i think that's pretty much a dream for anyone of muslim, christian or jewish faith whether they consciously realize it or not. i can't wait to see what affect it'll have on me. in silicon valley, you almost never hear anyone talking about religion. it really might be the only taboo subject. it's such a macho-intellectual culture and i think for many entrepreneurs and techies admitting a belief in a higher mystical power is almost a sign of weakness, naivety or even stupidity. (don't yell at me, i'm just telling you what i hear)

i'm not sure if i've made it a point not to talk about religion myself or i've just never been asked. either way it's fair to say i don't wear it on my sleeve, wave it like a banner or whatever other cliche you want to use. we'll see if today changes that. true test: if i BLOG about it.