The weather is cooling off, and for that I am really grateful. This summer has been brutal for a lot of us here in the Southeast. With a chill in the air, here are my books to read for September 2011. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien I finished […]
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An App I Would Like To See
In Facebook, I have listed most of the musical artists I would go out of my way to listen to or go see. A few months back Sara Bareilles came to Wake Forest University, about 2 hours from here. I have been a big fan for a while now, and had wanted to see her […]
Artist Profile – Robert McClintock
I spent a night in Baltimore a few weeks back on the way to New York. I have never spent any time in Baltimore, and most of my impressions of the city are negative. I love the HBO show The Wire, which does not do Baltimore any favors in terms of image. As I am […]
Specialized vs. Pigeon-Holed
There is a big difference between being specialized and being pigeon-holed. Specialized has a positive connotation. You are so good at the thing that you do that people seek you out for that thing. Reputation and (potentially) financial rewards follow you because of your speciality. When I think of specialists, I think of people like […]
Easy vs. Peaceful
Most of us, when we think of a peaceful life, mean an easy life. A life without worry or trouble or heartache. There is a difference between easy and peaceful, however, and it’s important. Easy lives are not really worth living. It’s the hard choices and tough days that prove your true character. Peace is […]
Dented
Below is a picture of my MacBook Pro. You will notice the dent and the accompanying bubble in the aluminum. This happened when I was traveling on Monday. My bag plummeted from a hook about five feet off the ground and, although it was padded, I now have a dent in my machine. My reaction […]
Lush Cosmetics – Hand-made Excellence
A few weeks ago I was introduced to a company called Lush. Lush is a global retailer in the business of hand-made cosmetics. I had a look around their site and watched the video below on their company values. It was one of the more compelling values statements I have ever seen. It’s a bit […]
Reputation
How important is reputation? I have been having an internal debate about this since a conversation a few days with a guy I do some work with. There was a comment in the midst of the conversation wherein it was said that a “reputation was on the line.” I thought about that for a while […]
Bad Words
This phrase has always bothered me. Lots of kids go around saying “Oooh, you said a bad word.” What ignorant parent teaches their kids to say these things? Certainly some words are more incendiary than others ( like this, or this). I have arrived at the conclusion that words are either appropriate at a given […]
Amazon Local – Groupon Killer?
I pay a lot of attention to things my wife says about business and shopping. She has a great knack for seeing things in a way that I could never have seen. She was the one that told me about Birchbox with all of the excitement of a kid on Christmas morning. Yesterday I walked […]