Writing Assignment: Rewrite Installation Instructions

01.27.2012 writing

The other day I set myself the task of assembling a new piece of furniture. I spent several minutes in quiet meditation before I started, knowing that I had a frustrating job in front of me. Not the job of putting the cabinet together. No, that wouldn’t be a problem. What typically is the nightmare [...]

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Quite Possibly The Best iPhone Case Ever

01.26.2012 gadgets

This iPhone case is so full of win that I can barely keep from giggling just looking at it. A good friend of mine, Elizabethe Kramer, just returned from a two month business trip in China and she bought this just for me. She and her husband Steve were also sporting new iPhone cases, each [...]

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Required Listening: Songs In The Key Of Life

01.25.2012 Music

Today we’re used to buying and listening to tracks, single songs. I’m old enough to remember the time of buying 45s, singles, too. But there were always albums, complete works by musicians. Sometimes, most of the time, they were just collections of songs, especially by pop music artists. But not always. For me, the first [...]

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The Influence of Unicorns

01.24.2012 Future

There’s something out there, unseen, magical, pure, and powerful. If you could find it, you’d triumph in life. It could be the legendary unicorn, your destiny, the recognition of your greatness and genius. Or it could be evidence that you’ve badly misunderstand the universe. There is a considerable difference between dreaming and wishing. Dreaming is [...]

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Social, But Not Completely Open

01.23.2012 Business

It’s very simple: complete transparency is a mistake. You are not one person. My fellow home theater enthusiasts aren’t really interested in my literary pursuits or my political beliefs. My customers aren’t particularly interested in the latest addition to my home theater or my enthusiasm for Apple products (or the stock!). And the whole world [...]

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