by David | Feb 23, 2007 | culture, working
After my second cup of machine-generated coffee, I felt an urgent need to visit the smallest room in the office. Actually, it’s not in the office per se, but rather in a hallway outside the office, accessible to denizens of other offices. In fact, it might not...
by David | Feb 20, 2007 | culture, economics, working
Maybe it’s self-indulgent or just plain meta, but I must post about my own post on another blog. On this Ipswitch Blog this morning, I wrote about the proposed merger of XM and Sirius, two underperforming satellite radio companies. Skipping the rhetorical...
by David | Jan 7, 2007 | economics, transportation, working
I’ve just returned from two weeks on vacation during which I traveled thousands of miles but didn’t personally drive a single one. In New York City and in cities in Europe and Africa, I returned to car-free living, which always makes me think about my...
by David | Dec 15, 2006 | reading & writing, working
An email hit my desk for review. Not literally, but you get the idea. Reading it caused a twitching vein to bulge from my forehead. Not literally, but you get the idea. Here are the first few words:As a valued customer, we wanted to let you know about this special...
by David | Dec 11, 2006 | media, reading & writing, working
In Book Club: The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel Looks good on my desk at work: Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy & Ram Charam Found on the remainder pile: This Shape We’re In by Jonathan Lethem Via Presentation Zen: The Laws...
by David | Sep 5, 2006 | working
Updated my resume. Also, I’m on LinkedIn.