Category Archives: Personal

Newark in a Nutshell

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Ken

A few readers of Our Story have maybe been perplexed my interest in the city of Newark over the past few weeks, and might think our local politics aren’t really interesting to anyone outside our physical borders. I think, though, … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: Newark Election, M:I:III, Top of the Rock, and Wearing Thai Food

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Ken

Election Day in Newark is tomorrow. Cory Booker “will doubtless win the mayorship”:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/08/nyregion/08newark.html?_r=1&oref=slogin, a prize he has sought for at least five years, but the big question is whether he will be able to install enough of his team in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 4, 2006 by Ken

* “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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Geek, Management, Newark, On the Radar | 6 Comments

Weekend Update: Jen’s Recital, Lunch with TVC’s Übercüte Couple

Posted on May 1, 2006 by Ken

Drove 1 hour and 20 minutes to the Mazda dealer to pick up a sideview mirror, which was broken and later glued back on to the car. Vehicle abuse is one of the charms of our town. I need to … Continue reading →

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On the Radar: All Those Pretty Widgets Edition

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Ken

* ??Heather Armstrong??: “How to medicate with legal substances”:http://www.dooce.com/archives/daily/04_21_2006.html. Two, we spread a layer of peanut butter on top because we ran out of spreadable cocaine. * YouTube: “Apple Music Event 2001-The First Ever iPod Introduction”:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs. Steve Jobs introduces his … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek, Newark, On the Radar | 4 Comments

Outside

Posted on April 13, 2006 by Ken

In NYC today, making sure the project managers for our division are getting up to speed on the new “project management system from hell”:http://kennsarah.net/2006/04/05/pebfad/, (which shall remain nameless). It goes like this: I check my mail and find that I’ve … Continue reading →

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PEBFAD

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Ken

Started this morning by getting up late. Been trying to get up earlier so I can do this journalling thing at a decent time–to spend the morning remembering why it is I’m going to carry out my day. Didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Blogging the Renaissance

Posted on February 15, 2006 by Ken

Announcing “Newarker.info”:http://newarker.info, devoted to covering the life and times of Newark, NJ from the perspective of the people who live here. Newarker.info is just a blog and wiki for now, but I’m curious to see if we can ride the … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek, Newark, On the Radar | 8 Comments

How Not to Suck at Your Job

Posted on January 31, 2006 by Ken

??Ken Walker??: “Getting the Basics Right”:http://relevantmagazine.com/life_article.php?id=7104. Hey, that’s me. “Alissa”:http://www.alissaclark.com needed an article for the Career and Finance department of ??Relevant Magazine??, so I thought I’d divulge all the secrets of my success in 1,000 of my favorite words. Speaking … Continue reading →

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By the Numbers

Posted on January 5, 2006 by Ken

My nose has been buried in bank statements lately. We’ve been closing out 2005 in order to try to get a handle on how our spending might look for 2006 and how soon we’ll be able to achieve some goals. … Continue reading →

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