“Stay hungry. Stay foolish.” ~ Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
Steve Jobs died today. Many people will remember Steve Jobs for how he revolutionized the way we create, convey, and consume cultural content. As much as I admire his professional accomplishments, I will remember him most for his front yard: I took this snapshot of poppies growing in his front yard when I walked past his house for the first time in June 2009 with my German friend Manuela. At the time, we didn’t know that the property belonged to him and his family. All I knew for certain was that a subversive with excellent taste lived there – someone who dared to forgo a manicured lawn in favour of a wildly whimsical field of poppies. Someone who dared to stay hungry and stay foolish.