Kim Family found

Thankfully, the Kim family has been found alive. The search for James continues. The story is dramatic and upsetting, especially to those of us with families. I've spent a lot of time in Oregon in grad school, including time in the very area (on the very road) where they broke down. About five years ago I headed up onto that road going the opposite direction (towards the coast). The maps are deceptive and make this rough forest service road look bigger than it is, and it's nicely paved for some way in. I hit a freak snowstorm. Beautiful, but scary, wet, cold, and lonely. I headed back down the way I came and went the long way around, but it was a near thing. The alternative is really long.

There are a lot of really jaded tech journalists who've been in the biz too long and have lost their enthusiasm and sense of fun in the industry. That isn't James. I've met him a dozen times professionally, and he was always fun to meet with and a good reviewer. I hope he's ok, huddled in a tree well somewhere. My prayers go with him.