well said on all fronts. only additions I'd make are... app UI event speed is insanely improved IMO, and secondly having an actual camera (not amazing, but a massive improvement) have been a huge help.

I didn't bother renewing. value wasn't there. premier line is fast to get you through the "lines," and Clear just dumped you into the 2ndary security line w/ the masses (often in the "family" dedicated line) anyway.

thanks! yea, I just find it interesting that with all the mayhem out
there... we generally don't violate this one rule that is so easy to
break.

I haven't seen that one violated with my own eyes (yet). It will no
doubt be very scary when/if I do.

welcome to the glorious world of bootable-disk-images-made-easy.

I need the cor.kz wine-label iPhone picture capture catalog/price-compare/cellar-history/notes-history (all based on the label snap) app yesterday! bring it! happy to pay $30 on-time for the app, and/or a monthly ($10 or less) subscription. just give me the app.

happy to have you here! I love it when real talent moves in (e.g.
you), but am not as happy when random folks move here to get out of
the Valley (though it is good for my home's value :-) ).

my pleasure. this has helped me out many times as well!

interesting. not being as embedded in law as you guys obviously are, I certainly still see specialization as being a huge part of a firm. talk to firmX for startup stuff, firmY for tax stuff, firmZ for ABC, etc. so... specialization is obviously still relevant, but _cultural_ erosion is an interesting notion.

Always such an interesting topic. The characterization definitely reflects my reality, but as DaveJ points out, the masses, are still on 9-5 clock-punching tracks. In those situations, 3-6 weeks of disconnected vacation per year are indeed the norm, and often provide enough "balance" to provide those "breaks" during the year to catch your breath.

If you're not 9-5'ing it, the balance is rough. Add in a spouse and children, and it gets that much harder. No silver bullets here... everyone's balance (or lack-thereof) is their own personal gig. That said, I think something more significant is causing a mass re-think on "retirement." Namely, the death of the pension.

Whether or not pensions ever worked, given their powerful ability to bankrupt industries that relied on them, is a separate discussion. The more relevant one however is the shift from company committed retirement (pensions, retirement dates, etc), to employee controlled funds (401ks). Now that more employees are in control of their "retirement dollars" the dynamic has completely; some for the better, some for the worse. Sadly, human nature prevents most folks from contributing meaningful amounts to their 401k.

Add in the death of social security funds, and the whole model's turned upside down.

What I extracted from your post was "the individual is responsible for ensuring the balance." Reliance on outside forces (social security, pensions, the company vacation policy, etc) is a losing bet these days. It is indeed up to each individual to define balance, and ensure they establish it.