rough out a page this morning for the company that i work for reflecting on the events of September 11th.
August 31, 2002
i love this. chris pirillo has this post - Grounds for Dismissal - on his blog. It’s about a guy who’s about to open a coffeeshop, but then pulls the plug before it opens. he says “We just felt that Peet’s was a far superior coffee. Hell, even I’d drink it. And that’s saying something - because I don’t like coffee all that much.”
you know your coffee’s bad when you buy the coffee you drink from your competition.
for some reason, i’m having another one of those nights. i got up for some reason and my thoughts wouldn’t quiet down enough to let me go back to sleep.
one thing of the things that disturbed me was an op ed piece by Crain’s Chris Thompson about Cleveland�s fortunes being left to luck. In his words, “A new model of civic involvement is needed to keep city from dismal fate”. The big problem, Chris points out, is that the local organizations who are trying to improve the city’s fate are ” having their efforts hampered by a civic culture that distrusts public discussion, abhors serious debate and insists on doing things the way they were done 20 years ago.”
i know. why worry about the fate of the region that i work in? i can’t help it. i care. what really bugs me is the lack of leadership in this area. kudos to chris for having the balls to shed some light on the issue.
August 30, 2002
i love cyberpunk stories - William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, and Neal Stephenson.
this story sounds exactly out of one of their books - The Drone Armies Are Coming - In what sounds like another improbable Star Wars defense system, the Office of Naval Research is working on a drone army that it hopes will be operational by 2020.
I read this headline - Starbucks Tasks Hacker for Encore Acquisition Effort - and thought it meant something completely different.
1. What’s your favorite piece of clothing that you currently own?
i’ve got this really cool symantec long sleeve t i like
2. What piece of clothing do you most want to acquire?
a really nice navy blue blazer
3. What piece of clothing can you not bring yourself to get rid of? Why?
most of my old concert t’s. nostalgia
4. What piece of clothing do you look your best in?
jeans and a flannel
5. What has been your biggest fashion accident?
i bought a shirt on sale, and failed to notice there was a stripe through the middle where the fold had faded.
August 28, 2002
well, i knew it would happen. i’m using one login to manage both my blogs. i was in a hurry and i posted one of my personals to the business one. oops! at least i caught it.
the cross post was - this is what i’d like to do instead of getting a master’s degree (for now) - the weatherhead school of management’s affliate program
DMA: DON’T E-MAIL OR CALL ON 9/11 - Citing conflicting consumer studies about marketing on the anniversary of Sept. 11, the Direct Marketing Association this week urged members to refrain from e-mail and telephone marketing on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The DMA noted in a statement that several companies, particularly those that use broadcast advertising, already have announced their decisions to pull ads on Sept. 11. While direct mailers and catalogers have difficulty controlling the exact time their marketing material reaches consumers, e-mailers and telemarketers enjoy more control over the timing of their marketing messages and should respect consumer sensitivities, the DMA said.
Size is Not a Strategy - The faster big business cleans up its ethical mess, the sooner we can address the real crisis of capitalism. Giant companies dominate the landscape — from media to medicine, banking to broadband. But talented people don’t want to work for them, customers hate doing business with them, and Wall Street doesn’t want to invest in them. A candid appraisal of why so many big companies ( even the honest ones ) don’t work — and some radical ideas for reform.
i really like my job. yesterday was a good day at work. it’s really strange to get used to. for twelve years i worked at a manufacturing company. hated it. now, i actually look forward to going to work. there was a snafu yesterday with a ups package. i called the company that sent it and ups. both companies were totally helpful and made sure i was taken care of. thanks!
i also take to a few people that were great to talk to. you know who you are. thanks again!
August 27, 2002
1. Sesame Street or Captain Kangaroo?
The Captain! A Cleveland Ohio institution
2. Muppet Show or Fraggle Rock?
Muppet Show. Love Weezer’s new video
3. He-Man or Jem?
uh, who’s Jem?
4. The Smurfs or Muppet Babies?
hate to admit it, but the smurfs
5. Archie or Josie & the Pussycats?
neither
6. H.R. Pufnstuf or The Banana Splits?
The Splits. Punk Rock Gods the Dickies did a wonderful cover…
7. The Partridge Family or The Brady Bunch ?
BB
8. Happy Days or Welcome Back Kotter?
Happy Days. Another excellent Weezer video
9. Punky Brewster or Small Wonder?
uh, neither
10. The Facts of Life or Silver Spoons?
F of L. Little Ricky S annoys me.
August 25, 2002
one of the blogs i read are talking about rebecca blood’s treatment of outgoing links and link on her site. cool idea! wish i could get it to work…
i really hate when i open up the .inc file that i have the blogger script in with micro$oft frontpage. it overwrites the script!
the results are in -
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a local grocery store - heinen’s - carries Equal Exchange coffee. After reading an article in the wsj about coffee prices in opposed to support large coffee corporations. which is nothing new. i’ve been buying and roasting my own beans for a few years now, only occassionally frequenting $tarbuck$.
