I’ve been recaptured by my phone
True Story: Microsoft has moved me on a profoundly philosophical level. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHlN21ebeak] I’m especially sensitive to this concept right now, because I just rescued my kidnapped smartphone. For two weeks, I have been stuck with a dumbphone. I unplugged. No longer needing to check in at every venue where I could earn Points and Mayorships, [...]
Huntress Kids 2010 Episode 2
The journey continues.... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAWnKSYx8WQ]
An ideal life – why not?
I have come to realize that struggling to attain a subpar existence is just stupid. My life has been a mess the past few months. It needed some shaking up, and I’m glad it’s happened. Now that the vertigo has decreased, I’m looking around at the landscape of my desires, capabilities, and directions, and I [...]
Huntress Kids 2010 Episode 1
[youtube="www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnkyVhYCedM"]
Stuntworthy Job Interviews
This week, I had The shortest job interview of my life Two great interviews for completely different skill sets A reminder that trains cannot get in my way To take these three highlights of my week backwards, I’ll start with my stunt. I had a phone appointment to call Jerry Buxbaum, THE stunt-producer in Portland. [...]
Falling in Love
My daughter couldn't sleep last night. She came down into my office and sat on my lap while I worked on my laptop. We chatted a little bit, and then I lapsed into silence while I worked, and she looked around at my shelves. "Daddy, what's that?" she asked. My first reaction was to [...]
I love my kids.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGZ-LitadS8] This was from August, when we went to the Oregon Coast for a five day vacation. Making this video made me fall in love with my kids all over again.
Parkour in Season 4 of Leverage
I'd love to see it happen. [youtube=Let's bring #Parkour to Season 4 of #Leverage! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_nTsWQzwKw]
Expendable Salespeople mean a Sluggish Economy
Jobs are so scarce right now, and employers are so hesitant to outlay capital, that the standard default worth of any given salesperson is straight commission. Go out and sell my stuff for me, and I’ll give you a piece. It sounds nice in theory; performance based pay means you’re not carrying any dead weight [...]