Archive for the 'usa' Category

Work-Life Balance

May 30th, 2007

Jason “Not Jessica” Alba, of the JibberJobber Blog, had a post on “Work-Life Balance For Health And Sanity”. It’s a pretty standard missive on the wisdom of not working and only working.
I have to be frank, but I’ve always found the “no vacation” thing curious. Perhaps I find it as curious as the [...]

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 [...]

Cringely: The New Dvorak

May 11th, 2007

Now, anyone that knows me knows that I will have a penchant for dropping into wild flights of apocalyptic abandon. Then, I reason myself out of it. Luckily, I also fly into wild flights of r/evolutionary optimism. The point is, I tend to hold strong opinions lightly, as the saying [...]