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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. Everybody in the local film industry knows, “If you want stunts, you call Jerry.” I had an appointment to call him and introduce myself just [...]
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 say, "Shh, I'm working." After typing out a few more words, I mentally smacked myself for not having my priorities straight. "What's what, darling?" I [...]
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 paying for producers who don’t produce. The entire amount of compensation is left up to the salesman’s drive, diligence, and hustle. But that’s not all [...]