Yesterday, I spent nearly 8 hours plugging away at a series of database problems on-site at a client’s office in Tokyo. It was an interesting and fun day working on a database I’d never seen before, using database tools I’d never used before for a product that
Read more →On my way to my salsa dance class tonight, my back totally seized up. When it happened, I was just sitting down on the train. I was just on my way down to the seat and – lurch – the train began moving. Instant spasm. “OW! Where
Read more →It seems that as soon as humans became aware of mortality, we began looking for ways of skirting our inevitable demise. The search for the Fountain of Youth played a significant role in the lives of many. Unfortunately, the lifestyles and eating habits to which many of
Read more →I’d like to spend a moment to share some thoughts on the difference between inspiration and motivation. Modern English tends to use these words synonymously. An etymological look at their early meanings, however, helps us glean a deeper meaning. The difference, I believe, is significant. Motivation: If
Read more →Imagine yourself sitting in your chair, listening to others seemingly unable to come to a mutual decision. At times, the conversation turns to bickering and even borders on erupting into a full-on argument. What do you do? Listening to my kids argue over our plans for the
Read more →I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for making this planet a better place. Each of you brings a unique perspective to your experience and your interaction with all those around you cause ripples that affect everybody. Whether you’ve met
Read more →Recently, my friend Steve was showing off a rather useful and annoying app for his iPhone that was intended to get dogs to stop barking by imitating a dog whistle. This app was useful because it showed me that my hearing in my left ear doesn’t have
Read more →Living inevitably means making mistakes. It pretty much can’t be helped. And while making a mistake often isn’t all that important, how we react to making that mistake is. How we treat ourself in the course of making mistakes mirrors how we treat others when they make
Read more →As consumers, we’ve become accustomed to buying products that deal with very specific problems. This has been also true with regard to our health. We buy into products and methodologies that deal with one thing and one thing only. The problem with this approach from a health
Read more →When you look back on your life, what do you see? Do you see an intrepid explorer revelling in the adventure that is life or do you see a the mark of timidity scrawled across all that you do? This post isn’t intended to make you feel
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