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Had a chat with a coworker of mine the other day. He had run across a book–or I should say had run across a blog post about a book. The book was about how the Internet (and some other present-trends) was leading us to become less intelligent. The book-to-blog summary described how people could glean [ READ MORE ]
Everybody quiet. Nothing happened. The last four months were filled with regular blogging. No need to draw attention to– Doh! Haha, well I’m a jerk, but you knew that. There’s no way I can maintain my steady stream of ranting, writing and fixing the world. Something’s got to give! Lots happening. Lots to consider. First [ READ MORE ]
So yes, BlogWorld Expo. Me and 50,000,000 other bloggers. I'm here to scout for allies and infliltrate social media circles. Wish me luck, friends![ READ MORE ]
So all that to say, by the time a few days got between me and blogging, the gap sort of fed itself. It was like seeing how long it took for a flickering candle to eventually sputter out, or a car to run out of gas. Ok I don't do that. Maybe not that example. Or it was like seeing the sun fully slip under the horizon. Better, yes. I watched it, saw the days compound and sort of just let things go[ READ MORE ]
I’ll make everybody a deal. If I ever get fired for diligently striving for process improvement or sincerely advocating for change to improve an organization, I’ll shut up and munch on some grass. [ READ MORE ]
So, as a man who understands one can only rage against progress for so long before drowning in the rising tides, I wonder if we’ll look back on ourselves in 20-30 years and think how silly we were to think and feel in isolation. There will probably be a good chunk of us who would welcome this assimilation. It would lead to vastly superior profits and performance, wouldn’t it? Just sayin’[ READ MORE ]
When dealing with projects, it’s funny to me how people assume the slightest missed detail will lead to the zombie apocalypse[ READ MORE ]
Five hours of meetings? No prob. Paycheck still goes through whether I’m working or listening to people talk all day. Doesn’t bother me at all[ READ MORE ]
In the service, there's this state of mind called "situational awareness." It's almost this Zen-like state, where a service member is imbued with the near-godlike ability to know where he or she is in relationship to the universe[ READ MORE ]
For the more active employees, there are four gyms at the complex. The main fitness center in building A is open 24 hours. All day, son! I can get my kettlebells on![ READ MORE ]
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