Found this from four years ago while cleaning up some of the debris from an archive explosion and found it strangely relevant to the notion of independence. In thinking about my professional life and the career paths that lie ahead I am fearful primarily of compromising the set of values that have come to define [...]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average bungee bounced it’s way back above 10,000 today. The Consumerist marked the occasion by digging up an archived edition of the Wall Street Journal from 1999 that highlighted the index’s first foray into the 10,000+ stratosphere. The entry highlights some of the hindsight-is-20-20-ish humor from the original article. Here’s my [...]
It’s an odd relationship that I have with coffee – an on-again, off-again sort of affair that began when I was in middle school. Though we had run into each other here and there with the occasional sip of my mom’s morning dose, things got really serious when I started unloading a half a pack [...]
I know it just sounds like I’m scheming for a day off from work, but shouldn’t inauguration day be a national holiday? I mean, it only happens every four years. Would it really hurt our economy? Especially now? Maybe it could just offer everyone a chance to stop and catch their breath. There is undoubtedly [...]
My boss and I were in the conference room today going over a presentation we’re putting together for the district staff and about the time we started wrapping up my former boss walked in and stepped over to the flipchart. He wrote my name and stood there for a second as we looked on. It [...]
Watch out “Package”, here we come!
[Editor's Note: Normally I try to pay attention to punctuation and/or correct capitalization when writing my posts, but I like the flow of this so I'll leave it. This might change throughout the day as I remember stuff or get away from the distraction of work. Enjoy.] had an abrupt start to my day. only [...]
I’m out for two weeks for a workshop in Columbia, SC so don’t expect too much around here. Not that there’s been much goin on anyway. The odd thing is, there has actually been a lot more going on in my life than ever but I don’t have time to write about it. Before I [...]
[I can't decide if it's boring or not to talk about work, how I'm adjusting to the real world and what not, so feel free to let me know. I figure with all the "just wait till you have to go to work everyday"'s and "Dustin, what are you gonna do when you have to [...]
I’m in the home stretch my fifth week of employment and, to be honest, I’m still trying to adjust to my new lifestyle. I wouldn’t characterize the adjustment as being difficult, as those who know me best might suggest; just merely … well … an adjustment. I was a lot busier than I expected in [...]