Category Archives: Business

Kay Jay

It starts with a glance at the crackberry a little after six. Usually my favorite time of the day to spend reading, thinking and soaking in anything I can find that has nothing to do with web 2.0.
It’s always a one-liner, maybe two. They haven’t yet begun with the words “Where’s […]

Making up for December

A dear friend whom we missed very much during the holidays poked me today: is this thing still on? Are we dead? I told her we were just busy, which is stupid: of course we’re busy — who isn’t busy?
The new year and holidays came and went mercifully well, though we honestly wondered […]

After the Jump

I’ve never resigned from a job before. The experience was a little surreal, even while I was having the conversation with my boss. His look of shock helped, though.
I wasn’t looking forward to it at all. I have a decent working relationship with him, but my manager and I haven’t been close. […]

Before the Jump

Darryl came by the old stomping grounds on his way to the color printer. “Hey Ken, you’re good with databases and web development, right?”
“Sure, why?”
“‘Cause Adam has a job he’s looking to fill. You should ask him about it.”
“Okay, sure, I’ll send him an email.”
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h3. August 4^th^
“monster interview questions”:http://www.google.com/search?q=monster+interview+questions&hl=en → “Monster: […]

On the Radar: Web Calendars, Lip-Syncing and Love (oh, my)

* “Boil the ocean”:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=%22boil+the+ocean%22&btnG=Search, an egregious consulting term used to limit the scope of a project: “we’re not looking to boil the ocean with this.” Fast Company took “a shrewd look”:http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/88/debunk.html at the phrase, and Bob Congdon digs up its “earliest use”:http://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2004/06/boil-ocean.html.
* “Moleskine Bible”:http://www.esv.org/blog/2006/04/journaling.bible.coming (”via Tim”:http://www.challies.com/sideblog/archives/001828.php). Very forward-thinking book design on the […]