Having lived on both East and West Coasts, I thought I’d write about some of the holiday differences. Also, there is a considerable difference in holidays on the East Coast between the Northeast and the Southeast (especially Florida).

The Internet is here to stay. While that may not sound revolutionary, in fact the Internet is one of the most disruptive things to come our way since the industrial revolutions.

I’ve written about persistence and tenacity before. This week I wanted to write about persistence from a more “active” view. What I mean is that if we study animals, we see remarkable persistence, which, in fact, should be a lesson to us humans.

Okay, let me start right off by saying I’m no longer a fan of air travel. Why? Simply because in the past 15 years or so, they’ve managed to dehumanize the entire experience.

The fact that you’re reading this column says that you are consuming content. I was thinking the other day about the past, before TV and the Internet, many folks would read books to “help fill the time.”

The title of my column is Left Coast / Right Coast. The name was chosen by the publisher of this newspaper. Over the years, I’ve heard the west coast of the U.S. called everything from “Disneyland” to “Where all the loose nuts roll down to from the Rocky Mountains.”

I’m certain most of you have an annual physical. Many people are simply terrified of this event. Why? Because you are always afraid that the exam will uncover something terribly wrong with you.

Now the title of this column might make you think that I have something against our computer based society. In fact, it is the exact opposite. I am a 100% committed computerphile. You see our modern society is so heavily based upon the “connected” world that we wouldn’t be able to live as we do without this.