Author Archives: John R. Durant

About John R. Durant

Drawing on years fostering innovation in the high-tech industry, most notably at Microsoft, John is a principal researcher at Savvysherpa building new businesses.

Can’t Stay Here

Posted on November 22, 2010 by John R. Durant

She’s the light of the moonShining in my empty roomTonightShe asked me to sit for a whileBut that’s really not my styleShe gave me something to regardBut something I could never seeThere’s nothing on the TVThere’s nothing left inside of … Continue reading →

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12:50

Posted on September 30, 2010 by John R. Durant

You breathe a perfect breath  I’m listening like a lonely sinner Hearing the last sermon on earth Here in the darkness I see things in a different light My love is a helpless balloon  Rising endlessly in the night  The … Continue reading →

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Talking about Cycling: YikeBike – The world’s first super light electric folding bike

Posted on March 10, 2010 by John R. Durant

This is pretty cool. http://www.yikebike.com/site/ It’s an electric folding bike. The incredibly small size, suitable speed, and handsome design make this one of the few true innovations to come along in decades for two-wheeled transportation.   I’d much rather have one … Continue reading →

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Soda Can

Posted on March 4, 2010 by John R. Durant

The walls in my mind are razor sharp and thin Sounds bleed through but the silence still gets in My tantrums got misplaced and my fears found a home Feeling empty-handed but nothing left to own I was sitting in … Continue reading →

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Top Rock Albums of 2009

Posted on January 3, 2010 by John R. Durant

OK—If you’ve read my tech blog, you know that I regularly post the “Rock Thought of The Day” as a little add-on to my technical info. I’m adding a longer entry here (with no computer techno mumbo-jumbo) of my choices … Continue reading →

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Moving Toward “Total Sedation Airtravel” or T.S.A.

Posted on December 30, 2009 by John R. Durant

For nearly all of us, especially after 911 if not before, air travel has become loathsome in nearly every way. Now, with the newly proposed TSA measures in response to the 25 December attempt to destroy Delta Flight 253, things … Continue reading →

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Deep Calls To Deep

Posted on December 7, 2009 by John R. Durant

David, the historic king of Israel and composer of many psalms, was more like Bob Dylan than a politician or bureaucrat. Take for example these words from Psalms 42:7-8 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: All … Continue reading →

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Steven’s “Gratitude List”

Posted on November 30, 2009 by John R. Durant

My son, Steven (4), wrote down the things for which he felt grateful yesterday. Here’s what he came up with. I love the double-mention of pasta! My familyThe missionariesJesusThe prophetChurch buildingGymnastics preschoolFoam pitMy roomBrothersWhite Sauce and noodlesMyselfMy testimony and the … Continue reading →

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What Do We Really Want?

Posted on November 22, 2009 by John R. Durant

Over the decades of my life, I have been able to see at very close range the impact of a full spectrum of choices in the lives of others and myself. Some of the choices and their consequences I have … Continue reading →

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I Am Rain That Was Meant to Pour

Posted on November 16, 2009 by John R. Durant

This is the kind of lonely song that comes from wearing my heart on my sleeve for one woman.  I Am Rain That Was Meant to Pour Only true love can truly hurt It’s ours, but we don’t get any … Continue reading →

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