From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Reporting A Scandal: When Everyone Knows

10.31.2007

I came across a post today that related a story about a supposed scandal brewing concerning a presidential candidate. I don’t care about the scandal. I’ve mentioned before that personal antics are of no interest to me. However, the language used to describe the situation is interesting:
So I was down in DC this past weekend [...]

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If We Like You, You Can Buy An iPhone

10.27.2007

I’m always intrigued when a company puts limits on how you can buy its products. Most recently, Apple instituted a policy that only allows buyers to purchase two iPhones (previously five) and they must do so with a credit or debit card to track the purchase.
“Customer response to the iPhone has been off the charts, [...]

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Stirring Up History

10.26.2007

I’ve mentioned a few time my love of books. More accurately, it’s the love of stories contained in the books. Occasionally, certain stories resonate more than others. This post isn’t a book review by any stretch. Instead, it’s more of a prompting to ask yourself when was the last time you read a book that [...]

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Tipping the Balance

10.24.2007

The last three days have been a perfect storm of client projects, thus no blog posts since last week. This imbalance in my life triggered the notion that we place a lot of emphasis on having balance in our lives. Balanced diets, balanced checkbooks, balanced opinions. We even use scales and a blind woman to [...]

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Masterly Skills

10.19.2007

Varying stories about masters of their craft have floated around for years. My friend Penny recently highlighted the masterly skills of a cobbler who saved her favorite shoes:
This cobbler is a master of his craft. I’ve now had him rebuild the soles of two pairs of my shoes, neither pair were “easy” cases. Today I [...]

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For What It's Worth: GOOG-411

10.17.2007

In support of Google’s efforts to take over the world, they’ve “graduated” 1-800-GOOG-411 from the labs. In theory, it’s a great idea, and I’ve seen other posts highlighting the new service. Perhaps I should have waited until I had more experience, but my first interaction was so frustrating.
I must note that the service offers the [...]

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Keeping Time

10.16.2007

Who decided that day was, well, day, and night was night? Let me phrase it another way: who decided that day was when things got done and night was when we slept? I’m a night owl. More accurately, I function better during the twilight hours. However, for business reasons, I push myself to conform to [...]

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The Sound of Music

10.11.2007

Apparently I need to go for a long drive more often. During a car trip to Salt Lake for business, my mind was whipping out different ideas for posts. However, now that I’m sitting in front of a computer, I’m a bit perplexed about where to start. Perhaps it’s best to start with the catalyst.
Growing [...]

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Lowest Common Denominator

10.10.2007

Ladies, this post is for you, although I have a sneaky suspicion guys can benefit, too. When you’re with girlfriends, how do you talk to each other? Even better, how do you talk about and talk to other women in general? Rachel Lucas posted her observations (warning: some language) on how women in their 20s [...]

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Truth in Advertising

10.08.2007

I’m a big fan of OTC medication, mainly because the idea of going to a doctor for a headache or cold irritates me. OTCs are on my mind due to a minor illness that’s kept me preoccupied for the last 24 hours. I have less patience for the prescription drug regulations, but that’s a post [...]

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