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Books are dead (long live books) – Seth Godin
I first started reading what Seth Godin had to say about things almost 20 years ago. I even had one of those crazy Purple Cow Milk Cartons on the top of my credenza for years. I have been following his new project since he first announced it online. So, long …
evil plans and big companies | Gapingvoid
Today I found myself re-reading the latest ebook from Seth Godin (A Weekday Routine Is Always Disrupted By A Weekend… | Coffee Muses) and ended up following the link to Hugh Macleod’s Gapingvoid.com where I stumbled over this gem…A list of 6 ways to execute “Evil Plans” within a large …
Earth Day 2009
This was to be the start of my last year at my former employment. A couple of years ago or so, I thought the 30th anniversary of Earth Day would be an auspicious time to start a new phase of my life…Then the knee jerk reaction to the economic picture …
The Myth of the American Dream
Over the centuries, the United States has been most conspicuous for one trait: manic energy. Americans work longer hours than any other people. We switch jobs more frequently, move more often, earn more and consume more. via Op-Ed Columnist – The Commercial Republic – NYTimes.com. From that opening thought David …
How the Crash Will Reshape America | Richard Florida
An extremely interesting analysis of the state of the economy and where it may lead from here. Thanks to Jason Kottke for the pointer If anything, our government policies should encourage renting, not buying. Homeownership occupies a central place in the American Dream primarily because decades of policy have put …
No Way To Run A Retirement
I’ve been wondering why the impact of the financial crisis on the overall retirement “system” hasn’t gotten more attention in the media. We already knew the system was in bad shape before September 2008. According to the Fed’s Survey of Consumer Finances, in 2007, only 60.9% of households where the …
Remodeling and Rebuilding…Pardon the Dust
Godaddy finally rolled out the patch for WordPress 2.7 so I’ve been busy making upgrades to all of my websites. So far I am impressed with the changes the WordPress gurus have incorporated into this version. The new Dashboard is great. Granted it took a few hours to figure out …
What do you say about the company you spent a lifetime at…
When they tell you they don’t need you anymore…Leave. Now. We will not be replacing you… It’s been a month… I was proud to work for this company. On the whole they treated their employees well. They did have the myth of “family” working far longer than it was actually …
What a difference a couple of months can make…
After resetting all of my sites in September and planning to continue the changes my entire life changed. Thirty-five years of working in the same company…Changing jobs and skill-sets to keep it interesting…The economy and new management at the company I called home decided I (and my experience) was no …