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I took a half day PTO today and decided to go on a hike since it was such a beautiful day. Here are the pictures:

Continue Reading “Hike up Mt. Beacon”

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I am always surprised at how Republicans can just spout out complete BS. I mean, I can understand if one disagrees with the President’s approach to the stimulus package–that’s a philosophical difference (even if their philosophy is wrong). Tonight, however, I overheard some woman spout off about how Obama was “taking away our rights” and “forcing a socialistc agenda down our throats”. She had nothing to back up her assertions. She also said Bush inherited a weak economy and was just a victim of the biased media (the same media that drooled over his Mission Accomplished flight suit costume party).

Of course five minutes later this same person was applauding a presentation about a pubically funded project that will surely benefit from additional funding via the stimulus package. Talk about cognitive dissonance.

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Being that I am a “gigantic, slow-moving, extremely heavy beast that require[s] handling“, I just now realized that BNET.com now has Stanley Bing on board.  I love reading Bing’s management insights.  Sometimes his barbs hit a bit close to home, but they are always amusing and often true.

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My wonderful wife gave me an iPod touch for valentine’s day. I have just downloaded the wordpress app. For some reason I find it fascinating that I can blog directly from this device. You would think that with all of these means of blogging I would blog more often.

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The Wall Street Journal has a fantastic, if troubling, look at the way a single layoff spreads its effects through the economy.  Just think, there are tens of thousands of these ripples happening every day.  Let’s hope these ripples do not turn into a tsunami.  I don’t want to spoil the article by excerpting.  It is worth reading the whole thing.

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It’s here! Today! At Noon!

I have MSNBC on in the background and the crowds are absolutely amazing.

The lyrics to this song has been going through my head all morning.

A Change is Gonna Come
by Sam Cooke

I was born by the river in a little tent

And just like the river, I’ve been running ever since

It’s been a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come

 

It’s been too hard living, but I’m afraid to die

I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky

It’s been a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come

 

I go to the movie, and I go downtown

Somebody keep telling me “Don’t hang around”

It’s been a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come

 

Then I go to my brother and I say, “Brother, help me please”

But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees

 

There’ve been times that I’ve thought I couldn’t last for long

But now I think I’m able to carry on

It’s been a long time coming

But I know a change is gonna come</blockquote>

Somewhere Sam is smiling today.

Continue Reading “Change”

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Quick takes for the week:

• So by now, everyone on the internets knows that Jott will soon cease all forms of free-ness.  I have been using Dial2Do for a few weeks now, and while it seems a little less fluid then Jott, I recommend it as a replacement.
• Virgin America = the best airline out there.  I flew from JFK to SFO and loved just about every moment of it.  Great Service.  On-Time Arrivals (actually early on both legs). Good entertainment system.  Food on-demand (including lots  of decent free coffee).  The only odd thing was the configuration of the lavatories.  It was awkward.  I’m not sure if that is a VA thing or an Airbus thing.
• The only thing that makes the cold in NY worse is the knowledge that I was walking around in shirtsleeves in San Francisco earlier in the week.
• I finished Guy Kawasaki’s Reality Check last week.  Thouroughly enjoyable read.  A ton of information.  Already passing it out to my colleagues.
• I am currently reading Drucker.  It’s very dense reading.  I am surprised by how jarring I find the non-gender-neutral language.  The advice is sound, however.  Additionally, he uses a lot of mid-20th-century examples of leadership throughout the book.  I am finding it interesting how closely the economic climate facing FDR mirrors the one facing Obama — especially, the changes it forced FDR to make to his agenda.
• I’m still working on a new blog.  It’s business-related.  I am trying to decide on the domain name (or should I piggy-back it off getdonkey.com?)
• I still can’t get over this.  I am glad everyone survived.
• I can’t beieve this is really about to happen.  I can’t wait.  Although I chickened out on going down there.  Unfortuantely,  he will be inheriting a steaming pile.
• So long circuit city.  I feel awful for the 30,000 folks left out in the cold.
• Lunch is over.  Back to work.

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Things are going to be quiet here for the next few days as the get donkey! clan gets ready for the holidays. We’ll be making our way to PA and NJ to celebrate with family. We also said good-bye to our excellent au pair last week and welcomed a new one into the fold. I am listening to our 2 y.o. put her through the ringer right now.

The good news is that I think I have finally found a focus for the blog going forward. I need to plan it out a bit more. I may even be registering a new domain to run it on.

In the meantime I will keep posting random detritus here as I work up new content for the new theme.

I hope everyone has a happy holiday!

Continue Reading “Happy Holidays — Light posting”

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Words fail me…

Burger King has launched a new men’s body spray called “Flame,” which it describes as “the scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat.”

The link also mentions a “Whopper Virgins” campaign. Someone has been standing a bit too close to the flame-broiler.