Yesterday I stood outside on a soccer field watching something odd. An 18 yr old kid dressed in a sweater vest and shorts, listening to an ipod while texting (and here comes the challenge) was mowing the lawn. I use the term “mowing” very loosely. I realize that those much more proficient than I in [...]
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Technology Collision
May 6, 2010
Those in the know
April 22, 2010
Several months ago my next door neighbor was shot by his brother-in-law. Several months ago my next door neighbor was gunned down by his brother-in-law. Two headlines, very different meaning. To the outside, uninformed audience, either of these headlines may be perfectly suitable for the recount of the event. But they do not know. Being [...]
What we expect
February 17, 2010
Some things change, while others stay the same. Profound,huh?Take Harley Davidson buyers. As the price of a new Hog pushed into $20k+ the demographic changed. The once tough, leather-clad, drink-you-under-the-table riders were replaced with well heeled orthodontists. Yes, that group of ominous bikers spread out in your lane, coming up quick in your rear view [...]
Short little bursts of cat heaven
February 10, 2010
I would not consider myself a crazy cat person. My cat has a name and a cool “flower bed” to sleep in (it is actually shaped like a flower, bought it during the Ikea madness.) It does not have clothes, excessive amounts of toys, a scratching village or the myriad of other accoutrements vital to [...]
I like dashboards
January 29, 2010
not as much as surfboards or wakeboards, but the value of a good, well-designed dashboard chocked full of information gets a big foam finger from me. Being able to quickly view information and formulate decisions is cool. At More or Less, Inc. we are starting to design a good dashboard for our JumpStart presentations. Mainly [...]
Repetition makes perfection
December 28, 2009
A few weeks ago we moved into a new home. It is a little smaller, but very nice. The problem is taking 5000 s/f of stuff into 3400. I lobbied strenuously for a large DI donation, but alas the stuff was pulled out at the last minute. Stuff like the first plastic guitar, or little [...]
Speed Sensitive Steering
December 15, 2009
The modern car has a litany of gadgets designed under the auspiciouses of giving the driver more control. Control to find his or her way, control to make the cabin more comfortable and control the level of the stereo during acceleration. Probably a few of you are shaking your head about now saying something like [...]
Driving in a truck with no brakes
December 7, 2009
la, la,lalala, la There is a big difference between discovering your car has no brakes and knowing that it doesn’t. The level of advanced planning is staggering. Just after high school a work friend named Troy Wynn and I would occasionally drive around in his yellow Chevy Luv truck that indeed had no brakes. Well…that [...]
There is a reason 3M is a Fortune 500 company
October 25, 2009
It is because of tape. Plain and simple. This lesson was taught to me once again has I grabbed the roll of masking tape to seal a cardboard moving box. Let’s recap. I grabbed a roll of masking tape to seal a cardboard moving box. Ok, by definition masking tape is designed to not be [...]
How to catalog a million Post-It notes
October 21, 2009
The trouble with an endless smorgasboard of drivel is finishing up with those pesky tags. Like what tag would I use for this post? I have no clue. Perhaps this is why my email boxes have hundreds of messages, all read but few filed. 3:37 am is not the time to begin filing project.
