From the Urban Dictionary: Horked – To be out of whack, to be completely unworkable I have been planning to write a series on the changing landscape of education for quite some time. It is perhaps the thing I think about more than any other as I raise my kids, as the decisions we make […]
Archive by Author
Thinking Big, Staying Lean
I wrote a post a few days ago about being able to operate in a lean environment. I had written it on the heels of some really absurd things that had happened at my current place of work, where decisions that were made in the context of trying to ensure good quarterlies were going to […]
The End Of The Consumption Economy?
A few weeks ago, I watched a presentation from The Business of Climate Change conference wherein Jeff Rubin (@jeffrubin) articulated with compelling, if anecdotal, evidence that we are going to see $200 / barrel oil and $7/gallon gasoline within the next 12-18 months. Watch the video below: I don’t spend a lot of time studying […]
I Am An Addict, I Wish I Had Not Lived In The Drug Era – A Rant
In the last week, two prominent athletes who were known for their invincibility, strength and will to win have copped to playing the victim card to try and escape the harsh reality that they have failed not only themselves but inflicted severe collateral damage on those around them. We all know about Tiger Woods. He […]
Seth Godin – A Modern Day Howard Roark?
I just finished reading Seth Godin’s new book, Linchpin, over the weekend. Maybe I am just looking for some way to bring Ayn Rand’s Fountainhead into a discussion to sound really intellectual, but I found there to be a striking similarity to the messages contained in each book. Mr. Godin’s new book focuses on how […]
The Challenge – Live In The Present
How many of us actually live one day at a time? I am not talking about the irresponsible notion of not planning and accounting for the possibility of tomorrow, but I mean living today like it is the only day that matters? I was reading this morning in Pascal’s Penseé #47, which says: “We never […]
For Twenty Ten – More And Less
I have spent some of this Christmas season doing something I have wanted to do for a long time. I have been getting all of our home movies off of my ( now ) ancient Hi 8 tapes and onto my computer. It has been fun learning about making my own movies and messing around […]
Windows 7 Was ( Not ) My Idea
I am sure you have seen the commercials where you have various “every man” characters claiming that their suggestions for Windows 7 helped to make it into the product that it is today. The commercials end with that catchy phrase “I’m Joe Blow, and Windows 7 was my idea.” I guess the message that we […]
Oral Roberts Dead at 91
I just received a note via email that Oral Roberts died as a result of pneumonia complications at the age of 91. As one of the ( relatively ) few alums of Oral Roberts University, I am immediately both saddened and uplifted. I went to ORU at a time when things were really going poorly. […]
What We’re Not Talking About
With the flurry of blogs and info being spewed out between yesterday and today about the coming of the Google Phone, the battle for mobile device supremacy is getting ready to escalate once again. Google is moving out of software and into the hardware business. What’s interesting to me is not that we have two […]