Photos from Recent Travels + Upcoming Speaking/Travel Plans
Photo albums from some of my trips this year: * In April, Lisa and I traveled to Sonoma and Mendocino * In June, I took my son on a father-son bonding trip to Manhattan (his first time in NYC!) *…
A Teenager’s View of the Seattle Vegetarian Scene (Guest Blog Post)
[Eric’s introduction: today I’m turning the blog over to my 13 year old son for his first-ever guest blog post] In October, my dad and I took a short trip to Seattle. I had never been to Seattle before, so…
Spring 2016 Trips to Israel, England and Death Valley
[Whoops, this got stuck in the blog queue. Posting now despite its datedness.] In April, I spoke on online trademark and marketing issues in Israel, legal education for high tech law in London and Section 230 in Brighton. Lisa and…
Newly Listed: Well-Located Palm Springs Condo
Our latest listing is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Palm Springs. This condo has played an especially important role in my life. When I lived in LA from 1985-94, I would frequently visit this condo on weekends and…
Winter 2014 Conference Schedule
Here’s my upcoming roster of conferences and speaking engagements. As always, please let me know if you’d like to connect when I’m in your area: * January 30: Whittier Law School (Orange County), “Why State Legislatures Shouldn’t Regulate Internet Privacy.”…
Some Reflections on Singapore (Twitter Style)
In August, I visited Singapore. It was my first trip to Asia. Some thoughts about my experiences, Twitter style: * The joke is that the two national pastimes of Singapore are shopping and eating. * Orchard Road was ridiculous. Numerous…
Reflections From My Trip to Cuba
In March 2013, my wife and I spent a week in Cuba. I blogged some of my observations about the trip in a three-part series at Forbes: * Part 1: Havana, Cuba And The Dead Hand Of The Municipal Planner…
Fall 2013 Speaking and Travel Schedule
My current travel and speaking plans for the rest of 2013. As usual, if I’m going to be in your neighborhood and you’d like to visit, let me know. * sometime in July. I’m headed to the Portland, Maine area….
More Reflections on Visiting St. Petersburg, Russia
In May 2013, I went to St. Petersburg, Russia for the second time in three years. In 2011, I spoke at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a business-oriented event that focused heavily on natural resource extraction in Siberia but…
The Exciting Vegetarian Restaurant Scene in St Petersburg, Russia
St. Petersburg’s vegetarian scene has improved dramatically in the past 2 years. Russia is still not vegetarian-friendly, and Russian vegetarians have a lot of work remaining to overcome years of official anti-vegetarian socialization (see, e.g., this 2012 St. Petersburg Times…