Last week was terribly frustrating. I am working on a high-profile project at work, and something that is critical to my segment. The group that is taking the lead on this project has deep expertise in most areas necessary to the success of the project, except for one area: knowledge…
A colleague at work, Dennis, made a point to tell workers at the cafeterias the day after the boycott “we missed you yesterday.” He said he got a warm, broad smile every time he said it. I wish I’d thought of that.
A friend of mine, Christine, blogged about the online dating height thing recently (Link: Katabasis), and I couldn’t help but chime in, considering my own obsession with height and online dating. So, average heights for men in the US are estimated to be between 5’9″ and 5’10″. The average height…
Nothing else to report, really. There were long lines at the four Oracle cafeterias open today (the other four were closed). Had to walk a bit farther to get my breakfast. I was honestly worried about the janitorial staff: Oracle Plaza is densely packed with people, and the custodial staff…
First two observations of today’s rally. First, far fewer bicycles got on Caltrain at San Mateo than normal. That stop seems to be home to a large number of Latinos, and I’ve seen a fair number with paint-spattered work clothes. Second, the cafeteria downstairs is closed. Trying to find coffee…
Nine years.Ten chapters.126 pages.882 paragraphs.63,650 words.301,546 characters. [photo right: the full manuscript, single-sided, double-spaced. The page count above is single-spaced on 5.5×8.5 paper] It’s done. It’s written. I started nine years ago, in July of 1997, to write a book about my experiences in the West Bank in 1997. The…
To put it in Oracle marketing terms, I’ve been thinking about my click-through-rate and my cost-per-download. I’ve been using the same online-dating site, personals.salon.com, for three years now, with mixed results. I tried this site because Jonathan and Christine–two friends from the tech crowd at NYU–met their spouses on the…
I find myself in an odd place professionally. I have a paycheck, a desk, and a segment to market to. But I don’t really have a job or function. It’s an odd sort of uncertainty.
Today, I received a check for $381.42 from E. Lynn Schoenmann, the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee for EmployeeService.com, my employer until 11-Jan-2001. You see, EmployeeService.com failed to pay wages to a single employee for the final two weeks of service. $381.42 is a mere fraction of what I was owed,…
My friend Kevin went on a first date last night with a man he met on The Onion personals (the same service I use). He had thought the fellow was a very well preserved 35 based on his picture. But, the picture was taken eight years and forty pounds ago.…
