I had the pleasure of lunching with former iRobot head of marketing, Nancy Dussault Smith and Firdaus Bhathena, CEO of Lineage Labs. The company they co-founded is working on a product called “Bevy,” an easy-to-use solution for storing and sharing photos and videos for the entire family. Our conversation turned to a discussion about ways we might work together. An exciting possibility to be sure and one which I will give some serious consideration over the coming days.

I have been playing indoor soccer for the entire winter in a D1 Men’s Over-40 league. This evening was the year-end tournament to determine a champion. We accepted a forfeit in the first round, won 2-1 in the semi-finals scoring the winning goal with just 3 seconds on the clock, and clinched first-place honors with a 3-0 victory in the finals. For this effort we received an iPhone quality team photo and champion’s t-shirt, … oh … and bragging rights until next winter. Giving up 16 years to some of my opponents, I am just happy I made it through the season without a significant injury.