Life, the Universe, and Everything
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Are You a Blogger?
Are you a blogger? Before you answer no, consider this: Continue reading
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Strengths Finder
This is part 2 of a 2-part entry on the Clifton StrengthsFinder and the book, Now, Discover Your Strengths. Continue reading
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Discover Your Strengths
“Most Americans do not know what their strengths are. When you ask them, they look at you with a blank stare, or they respond in terms of subject knowledge, which is the wrong answer.” –Peter Drucker Continue reading
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Just in Time for Earth Day
A relatively new California regulation prohibits the disposal of household hazardous waste in the trash. That’s the good news. Continue reading
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Addicted to the Computer?
[This essay has been hanging about since February, waiting for the Chronicle to publish their article. It’s beginning to look like that isn’t going to happen. So… here we go.] I am a member of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Two Cents program (a pool of people who agree to be accessible to The Chronicle via… Continue reading
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Needs Direction?
[ This is part 2 of a two-part entry. Part 1 is entitled “Following Up After the Interview” ] Following a promising interview a couple of months ago, I was disappointed to be told the Company would be moving forward with another candidate. However, I decided to ask for feedback from the interview in an… Continue reading
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Continuous Partial Atttention
Well over ten years ago, I took a programming course given by my then-company. Each student was seated in front of a computer. To our surprise, these computers were on the company network! This made it simple to check email, etc. during the class (while otherwise ignoring the class itself) Fast Forward a few years. Continue reading
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Realtime Productivity Reduction
Working in cubicles… Continue reading
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Serendipity, Pet Rocks, and The Long Tail
A lot of people want to Get Rich Quick. I don’t blame them. I wouldn’t mind becoming independently wealthy overnight. In the meantime, however, I need a satisfying job and a reasonable income. It would be nice to get lucky but, in the end, a lot of “get rich quick” success stories seem to involve… Continue reading
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Note to FedEx
Don’t Mess With the Plants! Dear FedEx You have a problem. In calling to report the problem, I discovered additional problems. Please address these issues. While we were out of the house today, a FedEx driver delivered a package. Because he was unable to hand it to us in person, he left the package on… Continue reading
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