The Most Bizarre and Dramatic Executive Blog You Might Ever Read
"I could go on, and will at later point, but I need to tell my
story. I will have to tell it in short increments because I have limited
and intermittent access to a computer and the Internet. I am on the
run, remember. Consider this introduction the first chapter."
This isn't an excerpt from a novel, but instead a paragraph from
the blog of John McAfee,
founder of McAfee Anti-Virus. In essence, it's an executive blog -- and
unlike anything you've read (or ghost-written) for your boss.
McAfee, as you may have heard, is on the lam from authorities in
Belize -- where the British-born American lives -- after the murder of
the software entrepreneur's neighbor, American ex-patriot Gregory Viant
Faull. No charges have been filed, but police want to speak with McAfee
about the slaying.
McAfee thinks the Belize police want to kill him, according to a
phone interview he gave to Wired magazine.
On Saturday, he launched the most bizarre and dramatic blog from a
current or former executive that you'll probably ever read. It's "The
Count of Monte Cristo" meets "The Diary of Samuel Papys" -- if Pepys was
incredibly paranoid. The blog even bears a theatric, even ominous
named,
The Hinterland.
The first post takes aim at a
Gizmodo contributor as well as
Wired,
over their coverage of him. In subsequent posts, McAfee explains the
treatment he has received from Belize authorities and shares details of
his life on the run with his 20-year-old Belize girlfriend, Samantha.
"For the past week, Sam has kept our
clothes clean and has fed us and kept me distracted by telling stories
of her life and humorous anecdotes about her family. She is a natural
raconteur and mimic. She has also helped me evade detection by grabbing
me and kissing me, in public, in a fashion that causes passerby's to
feel embarrassment at the thought of staring and by creating emotional
scenes that cause the curious to momentarily forget what they were
looking for. She is acutely aware of her surroundings and is as street
smart as a sober hobo. She does not drink or take drugs.
"Sam insists she will be with me to the end, whatever end that may be."
According to
Reuters,
McAfee, 67, has led a life in Belize marked by semi-seclusion,
bodyguards, and the company of young women, and, in reports in other
media, drugs and firearms.
McAfee, a former employee of NASA and Lockheed Martin, founded his
namesake anti-virus software company in 1987. Seven years later, he sold
his stake in the firm.
If the eccentric McAfee is caught, he claims the blog will continue
for as long as a year, because he's written that many posts. His
administrator, Chad, will continue posting the stories, according to
McAfee.
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