There were two big differences between Sandy for us and many past storms. First, we did not lose power (yet) which is a real plus. Second, since we continued to have Internet access it was remarkable the active interaction with friends and near-friends who were close and geographically far away. Our Sandy experience started in [...]
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I have learned over the years that doing things that you are passionate about is very important. This was brought home to me earlier this week when I had lunch with a long-time friend of mine who I worked with during my time at Sun Microsystems. We were comparing job experiences and she remarked that [...]
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Once a year, Ellen goes to New York for a book festival for almost a week, like this last week typically leaving Sunday morning and returning Thursday evening. I will note in passing that when Ellen goes to New York, she takes the bus; when I go, I take the train. One wonders what conclusions [...]
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I find myself these days on a regular basis having discussions, for one reason or another, about the impact of Information Technology and inevitably the Internet on organizations, life, society, culture, and in general, the individuals having the conversation. About a decade ago, the first time I remember having this discussion with a friend of [...]
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On weekends I generally try and get things done that I do not get to during the week, both at work and in my on-line classes I teach. However, almost always I am able to avoid accomplishing too much by wandering over to youtube and getting side-tracked in watching video’s. While I am wasting time [...]
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In todays complex world it seems that many of us are looking for structure and guidance on how to make decisions. Years ago I remember reading (or hearing) about four negative rules which if in their explicit form or derived implication deal with all decisions that we might face. I hope everyone enjoys my contribution [...]
This morning my wife mentioned that she was going out to Target. “Did I want anything”, she asked. “What do they sell at Target?”, I wondered aloud. “Well,” she said, “would you like detergent?” “What?”, I responded in confusion, “Detergent?” “Yes”, she said, “Would you like some laundry detergent for your clothes?” “You know,” I [...]