Skipping over the scum-puddle of despair

The “bubble” didn’t just burst on me. It was like some atomic mutation of swine burst it’s innards all over my life. After over twenty years in high tech – doing everything from assembling high-end stereo equipment to being a CTO – I can’t even get interviewed in Silicon Valley. Where the jobs are supposed to be. At least that’s why I moved here.

So, true to GonZo fashion, I am picking up and moving to Los Angeles to start a different life. I have my own start-up export company to work on, and two friends have ventures I’ll be helping with, plus my little web design consultancy may be able to find some fertile soil in LA. The place I thought would be “home” for the next twenty years has turned into a wasteland. I will be online via dial-up for email during the move, and should be back to broadband connectivity by mid-October.

What has happened in this valley is just shocking. Not even the erosion of Route 128 in Boston compares to the depth and darkness of this area. San Francisco was recently rated the “fastest shrinking city” in the United…