Hannibal Rising
We saw “Hannibal Rising” yesterday. We wanted to see this Saturday but the Chicago Reader had the wrong show times for the theatre. So, we went to the first showing on Sunday morning. The movie was fun; it explains why Hannibal Lechter eats people, how he got involved in art and medicine, and why he […]
February 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium
Here’s a link to the page from Cirque du Soleil in case you want to learn more about this show and to get tickets. Aviva and I braved the cold (its just now getting above freezing here) to see the show last night. It was similar but different from the other shows we’ve seen. This […]
February 15th, 2007 by alephnaught
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A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place
Title: A Perfect Mess: The Hidden Benefits of Disorder – How Crammed Closets, Cluttered Offices, and On-the-Fly Planning Make the World a Better Place Author: Eric Abrahamson, David H. Freedman Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (January 3, 2007) ISBN-10: 0316114758 ISBN-13: 978-0316114752 I don’t remember how I found out about this book, […]
February 10th, 2007 by alephnaught
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24 Declassified: Cat’s Claw
Title: 24 Declassified: Cat’s Claw Author: John Whitman Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: HarperEntertainment (December 26, 2006) ISBN-10: 006084227X ISBN-13: 978-0060842277 Just to show that I don’t only read deep tomes…. I’ve been reading each of these books as they come out (I have a pre-order at Amazon for the next two). I love […]
January 30th, 2007 by alephnaught
Borat
Probably the most tasteless movie I’ve seen in a long time, “Borat” is really funny! He makes fun of everyone, but especially anti-Semites. Really worth the price of admission. Especially the “running of the Jews.”
January 14th, 2007 by alephnaught
Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution
Title: Enterprise Architecture As Strategy: Creating a Foundation for Business Execution Author: Jeanne W. Ross, Peter Weill, David Robertson Hardcover: 234 pages Publisher: Harvard Business School Press (August 8, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: 1591398398 ISBN-13: 978-159139839 This is a great book once you have some knowledge of what architecture and strategy are. I think a […]
December 31st, 2006 by alephnaught
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How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework
Title: How to Survive in the Jungle of Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: Creating or Choosing an Enterprise Architecture Framework Author: Jaap Schekkermann Paperback: 224 pages Publisher: Trafford (July 6, 2006) ISBN-10: 141201607X ISBN-13: 978-1412016070 This book disappointed me. There are some good recommendations, but there’s little empirical material to lend credence to the claims. And, over […]
December 26th, 2006 by alephnaught
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The Whole Deal: Fulfilling the Promise of Acquisitions and Mergers
Title: The Whole Deal: Fulfilling the Promise of Acquisitions and Mergers Edited: Michael Sisk and Andrew Sambrook This book is a collection of articles from the magazine Strategy+Business . The first three-fourths of this book is right on target, discussing mergers and acquisitions. There is a section on strategic alliances which, while useful, seems out […]
December 26th, 2006 by alephnaught
Apocalypto
Aviva and I went to see Apocalypto on Christmas day. Interesting film – as I suspected, it was visually stunning and very, very violent (I had to cover my eyes a couple of times). The movie is somewhat predictable – man is separated from his family, survives by luck and skill, returns, saves his family […]
December 23rd, 2006 by alephnaught
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Anniversary dinner at Merlo on Lincoln
In preparation for our 16th anniversary night out, Aviva was in a quandry – where to go to dinner? We wanted Italian food – we love Italian food, but there are very, very few places in Chicagp that have food that, in our opinion, tastes at all like the preparations in Italy. I mentioned Merlo […]
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February 26th, 2007 by alephnaught
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