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Anime Expo and other recent stuff
A lot has happened over the last month; I was promoted at work to Director and have about half of DIRECTV’s CRM systems (and now that I’ve counted a heck of a lot of folks). My son came to visit on my birthday – we spent two days at Anime Expo, it was amazing – […]
June 23rd, 2013 by alephnaught
More photos of Iggy
Iggy wanted attention this morning; he brought a carrot with him, I gave it back to him and he decided to hold it for a while. And he did his “I’m so relaxed I’m going to stick my tongue out” bit. And a couple other pictures I haven’t posted before (Aviva and I laughingly call […]
June 19th, 2013 by alephnaught
Delegation 101
At work, I get asked all the time how to delegate more effectively; I hope it’s because I do it well and not because they want me to self-examine…. I think I’ve come up with how to get into that discussion now. I start with the common questions we should ask about most things: Who […]
June 14th, 2013 by alephnaught
Iggy moonwalking
Finally got a short video of Iggy moonwalking. You see, he’s become afraid of walking on some parts of the floors, and sometimes he’ll back over a section he doesn’t like. No, I don’t understand either; he’s a dog and he won’t tell me what’s up. Here’s the video: [youtube 09epDMFHZhE Iggy Moonwalking]
June 12th, 2013 by alephnaught
June 2nd, 2013 by alephnaught
Vince, the cardboard skull kit
I saw what looked like a cool cardboard skull kit on Fab, so I ordered it. This weekend I had time to put it together. The instructions were simple and clear, and assembly was pretty easy. The parts were numbered with little etched numbers on one side, so I punched them out and arranged them […]
June 2nd, 2013 by alephnaught
Koreatown
Saturday we decided to drive to Koreatown – we’d seen Anthony Bourdain’s latest CNN show and wanted to check some of the places out. We hit two of the malls, then had dinner at a place Bourdain recommended, Restaurant Dong Il Jang. We loved dinner – the food was really good and there was just […]
May 19th, 2013 by alephnaught
Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends on It (review)
Title: Ctrl Alt Delete: Reboot Your Business. Reboot Your Life. Your Future Depends on It Author: Mitch Joel Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Business Plus (May 21, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1455523305 ISBN-13: 978-1455523306 Ctrl Alt Delete is a view of the new business future from Mitch Joel, who has authored the blog Six Pixels of […]
April 28th, 2013 by alephnaught
Paper skeleton
I recently bought a kit to build a cardboard skeleton, about 4 feet tall, at a local Barnes & Noble. I finally put it together yesterday and hung it from my mic stand in my office/studio.
April 14th, 2013 by alephnaught
The Pain Journal (review)
Title: The Pain Journal Author: Bob Flanagan Paperback: 205 pages Publisher: Semiotext(e) (November 1, 2000) Language: English ISBN-10: 1584350024 ISBN-13: 978-1584350026 My son suggested I read this book – he has cystic fibrosis and so did Bob Flanagan. This book is a journal he kept for just over a year near the end of his […]
July 14th, 2013 by alephnaught