Archive for the 'life' Category

Been A While Eh?

July 18th, 2007

Hello readers…
I just wanted to give a quick update. My Twitter account of course has been constantly updated (thank SMS) on these things, but me and the wife are currently on a cross-country drive, moving to the Bay Area.
So hold tight readers. I will eventually be resuming the blog journey once settled. [...]

The Power of “Nice”

June 1st, 2007

In the grand tradition of deep-blog-linking, I’m going to point to a post on the Reforming Project Management blog, which discusses in brief the policy of Four Seasons Hotels for hiring personnel… and some of their “keys” to a successful operation.
It struck me mainly because a lot of the focus was on how they choose [...]

California Pictures Are Up!

May 14th, 2007

Hello all, just a quick post to let you know that last night we finally got up a selection of our California trip pictures online.
You can see them in my album on PicasaWeb.

Suitable for framing! Etc., etc.

Trader Joe’s: Bagging IS An Art…

May 13th, 2007

Do they train people at Trader Joe’s?
I ask this because I’ve taken to doing the fleet, quick move over and “NothanksI’lldoitmyself” when confronted with one of their employees being “helpful” and attempting to bag my groceries.
I see question marks appearing over your head like the proverbial cartoon character. Okay, maybe you don’t know my [...]