Leaving work around 5pm in the heart of the Financial District is like swimming along a tidal wave. You have to throw yourself in there, then you’re carried by big crowds of fast walking suits. I was walking toward my…
Archives for 2011
How Does Steve Jobs Rate on Glass Door?
I was listening to NPR when they interviewed one of the co-founders of GlassDoor.com, the up and coming site that stores anonymous critiques of companies. He said that Steve Jobs’s approval rate is 97% which is rarely attainable. Across all…
First Google Doodle? Burning Man!
Burning Man: Aug. 30, 1998 Google’s first doodle was a spur of the moment idea by Google founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Today, Google logo doodles, which can be anything from a quick reaction to a news item to…
Money Monday: Capitalizing on Burning Man
Burning Man operates as a gift economy. There’s no bartering, there’s no trading. You give, you get, you gift. Simple. But Burning Man is not free. In fact, it’s damn expensive which makes complete sense. The money it costs to…
I need help and the movie The Help
I have been suffering some serious blues lately which is why I haven’t posted for a while. Just taking it day by day. Staring at the walls in a daze with a few days remaining before Burning Man means I’m…
Mission Chinese – Why Wait?
I was craving Chinese food, specifically Mission Chinese, on Sunday. To our benefit, we’ve gone to the restaurant during off-peak hours. The first time was early afternoon, way past lunch hour. This time, it was barely past 5pm. Getting seated…
Fashion Friday: The Olsen Twins
I was up until the wee hours drawn into the Olsens Anonymous blog last night. Maybe because the Olsen Twins are my size. Maybe because they’re California girls living in NYC and I’m heading there next month for 9 days….
This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die
Hey I was just talking about not wanting a tombstone and I read this piece today on the Big Think. Article by Teodora Zareva. You don’t find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to…
Happiness!
Happiness is flowers. After some pretty depressing posts, here’s something that brightens up my day. I got this bunch of flowers—so sad I forgot the name—from Trader Joe’s for $1.99 on Sunday. They’ve bloomed brighter and brighter each day. They…
What do you want your tombstone to say?
This was on the Daily Post a week ago. What do you want your tombstone to say? I don’t want it to say a damn thing because I don’t want a headstone. I don’t want to take up a plot…