I'm not sure what has gotten into me other than the fact that I am happier than I have been for a VERY long time. It's funny how sometimes things can just fall into place. The changes that I wanted to have happen at work happened without me doing much...

What can we learn from todays ensemble? a) when you use a French press to make coffee, you are going to be highly caffeinated b) summer in Seattle doesn't really start until after the 4th of July c) I refuse to act or dress my age d) when...

I'm a sucker for focus groups. I remember once when I was in college, they did a market research group on campus for California Slim (remember that? It's a diet drink). I think I got $75 dollars for that one which was the same amount I had each month...

You definitely shouldn't, but I am glad that someone did.

... meets gotta have it ?

I keep saving things in my bloglines account that are cool, but not enough for a full blog post. Now I understand why people do a weekly link dump. I can't do it weekly. I spend much less time in bloglines now than I used to. Anyway, some cool stuff I...

Never really thought about it much before but appreciated the day off. That's really too bad but I guess unless you have lost someone in war (or lived in a war zone), it's not as real to you. Anyway, both of my grandfathers were in the military and both...

I know I shouldn't be working this weekend but I did cut out way early on Friday for some beauty rituals and some vino. I don't feel guilty. I'm gonna stop "shoulding" on myself. But I'm doing some work because I was online looking up b-day gifts (why...

This makes me happy. We are finally doing away with all those petrochemical-based kitchen things: the iconic orange cups (that I try not to use) and the plastic flatware. I can feel good about working from home most of the time because I avoid that stuff...

OK, don't laugh at me and just appreciate that fact that the word "dude" did not appear in the title of this blog post. I have something to tell you that may scare you: I have never bought my own computer. I know! I've gotten 2 old ones from my...

I'm not sure if I told you this story but I was reminded of it this weekend as I was working with a neighbor to tear down our mailbox structure (which happens to be partly on my property). We got the nifty new mailboxes with locks. So now the mail thieves...

I've kind of lost interest in TV lately. It's the whole "is it making my life better?" thing that I have been going through. It's amazing the other places that your mind can go to when it's not overstimulated by commercials for Proactive and reruns of...

OK, first of all, I'm having a kick ass weekend. Limited major commitments, the weather rocks and I slept through the night for the first time in months. Anyway, I've discovered the validity of a few platitudes this weekend. This is the kind of inane...

But as he says, "it's fun to do bad things." Truer words were never spoken. But someone should still hide the keys.

Here's a cool Microsoft morale event . OK, serious geek points to the guy who likened pizza-making to dog-fooding. Yeah, we love our geeks around here; how can you not? Also, I want that pizza oven in my backyard but they cost about $2K. And...

to even do the sudoku in the inflight magazine . Am I surprised that flyers are lazy, gross and/or passive aggressive? Not really (have you ever been to Disneyland? How about the parking lot at a pro football game?) And like I said, I pretty much want...

Every year at this time, yard work totally weighs on me. It's not a feeling that I can honestly call guilt, but it pushes on my cranium in the same way. Maybe obligation? Whatever it is, I don't like it. Too much chatter in the brain; sentencers that...

Woohoo! I am not the only nut case out there that will not touch stuff in public bathrooms . Airport bathrooms are the worst. In any situation where a potentially snot (or worse) covered fixture needs to be touched, I assess the situation thusly: 1...

Yum! I have to admit that I have become a little addicted to the Power-C Vitamin water. As much as I eschew (hee...vocab. Check it) sugar as a general rule, I fear it less than I used to. In fact, right now I am drinking Gatorade Grape FIERCE...

...this sounds reasonable. Seriously, what kind of donuts? Tip: Seth (who is still wrong about resumes. I'll get over it)

This article in eWeek is timely; this is exactly what is going on with me. While I love having the flexibility to work from home, it can be isolating. Sometimes you need to be around people. So I am more frequently dropping into the office for just that...

I was going to start this blog post telling you that I am not normally the ind of dork that would buy a scooter. Problem is, I am exactly the kind of dork that would buy a scooter. When I was in college, I rode one to work one summer (no car, and it was...

I noticed today that I had a blog category called "What's on my Bookshelf". I don't remember what I was thinking when I created that category, but figured it would sure be nice to prove that I can read. Things have been so crazy, that it has been hard...

Short but good interview on Microspotting with Jeff Lin, formerly of band Harvey Danger, now a PM in Virtual Earth 3D. You won't be able to get the song out of your head after you read the interview. That, of course, could just be paranoia, paranoia....