What? Another post from me so soon? I know. You are very lucky. So anytime I go 6-8 weeks without posting, it usually means my job sucks. And it has. I think I am coming out of the dip now, but we will see. I spent most of this week in New York for a [...]
Many of you know how much I hate junk mail. It might seem odd since I work in marketing, but I don’t think it is. I believe in permission marketing, adding value, and exploring new ways to advertise that aren’t so bothersome. My hatred of junk mail goes way back to my high school years. [...]
I hate it when people tell me “Slow and steady wins the race”. It comes from the old “Tortoise and the Hare” story. For anyone that has blocked out their childhood, it goes like this: A rabbit and a turtle decide to have a race. The rabbit runs really fast, but gets distracted or tired [...]
I had good intentions, but I didn’t quite make it. So the rest of the trip was also a blast. We climbed through lava tubes (lava formed caves), hiked up behind a waterfall to a place we dubbed “never never land”, waded across a river, snorkled in tidepools, swam in a lava-heated hotspring, shopped at [...]
The flight was uneventful enough. We landed to discover that the Honolulu airport is tiny, old, and laid out very very oddly. As we proceeded to the connecting gate for our flight to the Big Island, we rode a shuttle bus, walked down really long halls, went indoors and outdoors about 100 times, and ended [...]
There is nothing that makes me more uncomfortable than when someone tells me “Then we will have you talk for 30 minutes”. I really don’t like the idea of filling up time just to fill up time. I would much prefer if the assignment was “Then we will have you explain your topic… Please don’t [...]
This morning while I was driving in to work, the car in the lane next to me decided to get into my lane without notice. I honked so they wouldn’t hit me, and moved over in my lane, averting the accident. When we pulled up to the next light, I looked over to see two [...]
Here is a random list of my favorite things. Dwell Magazine Moleskine Notebooks Bolthouse Farms Juice Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair Fender Guitars The thing is, I not only like these things, I am extremely loyal to the brand. (Except Herman Miller, I can’t afford it) A lot of people feel that way about their [...]
I really love Bolthouse Farms juice. They are way too expensive but also extremely delicious. If I feel a cold coming on, I drink a whole C-Boost and it usually goes away (a 1 liter bottle contains 4800% of your daily vitamin C allowance.) Back to the advice. They have the following printed on all [...]
Most people logically use their birthday as a landmark date in their lives. My birthday was a few weeks ago, but tomorrow is my landmark – June 3. On June 3, 1998 I left to serve an LDS mission to Guatemala for 2 years. I am not sure why this date haunts me. I think [...]
I work in a technological field. Most of my work involves sitting in front of a computer, and accessing various systems controlled by various parties and trying to make them all work together. So this is my big grievance lately. Passwords (and password requirements) have gotten out of control. I am pretty sure the requirements [...]