by David | Jul 25, 2007 | reading & writing, working
How many slides must a man present before he must stop and vent? Lately, I’ve become bored with creating and giving presentations. (I know, you’re thinking, “what took you so long?”) People in the office say I’m good at it, and I’ve...
by David | Jul 25, 2007 | culture, media, technology, working
I very much enjoy the NPR show Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, which includes a segment called, “Not My Job” in which they “ask interesting people about things they’re just not interested in.” Some days at work, I feel like I’m stuck...
by David | Jul 21, 2007 | culture, transportation, working
I’ve been saying it for a while, but I think it’s time to blog it before somebody writes a book on it. I believe that there are at least three things that nearly every American adult belives that he or she is good at, and that in reality, only a small...
by David | Jul 19, 2007 | culture, working
So I got back yesterday from presenting at the Baptie Marketing Focus Conference to discover that my loyal team of marketeers had been busy on an integrated marcomm project: redecorating my office, apparently in honor of my birthday. The first thing I noticed right...
by David | Jul 8, 2007 | media, working
So I’m working on the slides for my upcoming appearance at Baptie’s Direct Focus marketing conference in San Diego. It’s hard going of course, this will be a tough audience. And you know what happens when the going gets tough… the tough geek...
by David | Jul 5, 2007 | culture, travel, working
I like internationalism and multiculturalism. I like the breaking down of borders and mixing of cultures. But sometimes, things just clot up together in a really confusing way and it feels like you’ve been pantsed by progress. (More important pants-related news...
