A reader asks...

"Can you please explain your posting 'I'm sponsoring a sorority'? I'm confused about where this is coming from. I understand it's all 'fake news' or something, but all of your other postings reference software and tech. companies (and the real Larry Ellison and Oracle)."

First let me just say this. At times like these, I really wish my mail server used MySQL so random messages like this would get deleted. Which is to say that I never actually want to see email messages like this. In fact, getting messages like this is a little like getting the Christmas card from Marc Benioff every year. I want all of them buried at the bottom of the Chesapeake.

But since the message did come through, I feel compelled to respond.

So friends, this is my answer to my dear reader. Life is not all about work. It is also not all about following trends in technology, high-tech companies, or even techno-guru big-wigs like Shit for Brains. It's about life itself, and the very essence of living. It's about feeling the silk of a girl's thigh and appreciating fine wines and sailing through gale force winds not knowing whether you'll live or die. Yes, technology is fun. Yes, it's important to win and kick Microsoft's ass. But that's not all there is to life. As that hack John Lennon said, life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Just remember that the next time you want to email me and rag on my blog, okay?