Here in the insulated bubble of San Francisco it feels like the recession is finally touching ground. The recession proof real-estate market is beginning to show real signs of softening, In Union Square almost every retail store has gone from 50% off to 70% off, stores are closing, and the tech sector is really starting to lay people off. It’s down right scary. You get this sense that everyone went away on the holiday break thinking that they’d handle it on their return at the beginning of the year … but when they came home they realized that it was much worse than they’d anticipated (at least most of them had a vacation).

Though I’m not a short seller, hope does spring eternal and I’m pretty excited to have Obama at the helm. Let’s face it, he’s got his work cut out for him with the war, a broken health care system, a broken education system, an auto-industry on life support, and the economic crisis. Fortunately, there are some great ideas out there in need of attention. In the interest of keeping our spirits up, I’ve linked to a great post from Dan Roam and a supporting video by T. Boone Pickens:

Dan Roams Napkin

Dan Roam's Napkin

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