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you know your coffee's bad when you buy the coffee you drink from your competition.

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.

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.

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

i also take to a few people that were great to talk to. you know who you are. thanks again!

What Was Your PastLife?

You are 59% geek

You are a geek. Good for you! Considering the endless complexity of the universe, as well as whatever discipline you happen to be most interested in, you'll never be bored as long as you have a good book store, a net connection, and thousands of dollars worth of expensive equipment. Assuming you're a technical geek, you'll be able to afford it, too. If you're not a technical geek, you're geek enough to mate with a technical geek and thereby get the needed dough. Dating tip: Don't date a geek of the same persuasion as you. You'll constantly try to out-geek the other.

Take the Polygeek Quiz at Thudfactor.com

1. What is your current occupation? Is this what you chose to be doing at this point in your life? Why or why not?

Strategic Development at a Tech company. Yes, I chose it. It fits with what I enjoy doing.

2. If time/talent/money were no object, what would your dream occupation be?

Coffee Roasting

3. What did/do your parents do for a living? Has this had any influence on your career choices?

My father worked in a factory and my mother was a librarian. Yes, I didn't want to be either!

4. Have you ever had to choose between having a career and having a family?

No. I never wanted a family

5. In your opinion, what is the easiest job in the world? What is the hardest? Why?

Bill Gate's has the easiest job in the world. He just has to have ideas. The hardest job is Steve Balmer's. He has to create a business out of someone else's ideas that will support the empire

wednesday was the power breakfast sponsered by COSE. the subject was Media Relations - tips, tools and tactics. very informative. a panel discussion of a media consultant and members of the local media. got to talk with Chris Thompson of Crain's and CrainTech. he told me that his mother and father retired to a coffee farm in Guatemala. ahhh. what a way to retire.

yesterday, was NEOSA's techthursday at the Great Lakes Brewing Company. Chris and I talked more about his mother and father's farm. he also said that they give farm tours. one of these day's i'll have to visit. also had some excellent conversations with some local people about developing the IT industry in the Cleveland area, and why things were developing so slowly. Thanks Harry, Christine, and Brad for letting me offer my two cents.

1. CandyLand or Chutes and Ladders? Chutes and Ladders 2. Barbie or GI Joe? GI Joe with the classic KungFu Grip 3. Play-Doh or Silly Putty? Silly Putty was much more interesting 4. Lincoln Logs or Tinkertoys? Tinkertoys 5. The Game of Life or Monopoly? Monopoly 6. Etch-a-Sketch or Lite-Brite? Etch-a-Sketch 7. The Slinky: metal or plastic? metal. makes a better sound when "walking down stairs, alone or in pairs". you know that "slinkity sound". 8. Easy-Bake Oven or Sno-Cone Machine? neither. 9. Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars? both 10. Spirograph or Paint-by-Numbers? Spirograph

While Turkle is captivated by the impact of today's technologies, she has an eye on the future. Much of her research is centered on how today's children are affected by technology, especially since they are often surrounded by toys that, unlike the building blocks of yesterday, seem very much alive. How will these high tech toys shape who the children become?

"THERE was a child went forth every day, And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching cycles of years"

0 world tours he underook during his musical career
1 marriage to Priscilla Beaulieu
6 eggs in his daily omlette
9 leading ladies he definitely did NOT have affairs with
14 Age Priscilla was when she first met Elvis
16% of Americans believed that Elvis was alive in 1990
25 weeks spent at number one in 1956
31 feature films and musicals in which he starred
44 number of times he had seen Rebel Without a Cause by 1955
92% of his recommended daily fat intake found in one deep fried peanut butter and banana sandwich
131 albums and singles which have gone gold, platinum or multi-platinum
350 pounds in weight when he died
837 consecutive sold-out shows at the La Vegas Hilton
4,999 dollars to buy the jogging pants that Elvis wore in the early 70s.
100,000 dollars spent on one vacation to Hawaii in 1977
USS53310761 Private Presley's US army number
14 million Elvis records sold in the US by the end of 1956
1 billion+ Elvis records that have been sold to date
1.5 billion people across the world who watched Elvis in Aloha from Hawaii.
That's more than watched the landing on the moon, apparently.

the original grinch, not the jimcarey remake.

i have no idea. i've never read either

Hardy Boys

Eeyore. definately eeyore

ack, barf

ouch. i can't decide. both were great books.

Oz

Curious George

Ursala K. Leguin kicks Laura Ingels Wider's ass

The Lorax