Monthly Archives: September 2011
Book Review: Ender in Exile, by Orson Scott Card
I first became familiar with Orson Scott Card, as most people did, through “Ender’s Game” during the 1980’s. I was an instant–but not solid–fan. I found very quickly that my appreciation for Card was not unconditional. He is a very … Continue reading
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Random musings: 9/26/11
I watched this interview with Chelsea Clinton today. I’m pleased (and a little relieved) to see what a lovely and gracious young woman she’s become. I remember the out-of-bounds criticism launched at her when she was a teenager in the White … Continue reading
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Random musings: 9/23/2011
We went to a fundraiser picnic for an animal sanctuary last weekend. It’s interesting to see the type of people who tend to support animal causes. To say we stood out is an understatement. Most of them had multiple and … Continue reading
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Creating your own luck?
Feeling lucky? While sometimes luck truly is luck, there is new evidence to suggest that we can create our own luck sometimes. Psychologist Richard Wiseman conducted a study using people who would self-describe themselves as lucky or unlucky. His findings? … Continue reading
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Book Review: Zero History, by William Gibson
Several years ago I discovered William Gibson through an audio book version of his novel “Pattern Recognition”. The book was a fascinating dive into popular culture and the drive to monetize everything, but with an underlying thread of transcendant beauty. … Continue reading
Solyndra – Contradictions and bad business sense
While I usually enjoy reading Instapundit.com, he seems to be unaware of the contradiction on his site. Now I will admit that the Solyndra controversy looks bad, but let’s not make it worse than it is. First we have a … Continue reading
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Facebook felons – An update
The other day I posted about a bill in Congress that would make it a felony to misrepresent oneself online. Evidently there is still one small lick of sense in Washington, because this morning I found this update: Senators Al … Continue reading
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Socializing and food
My brother recently wrote a blog post about the social custom of “going for coffee” and how non-coffee-drinkers, like Mormons (or rather people of the LDS faith, to be more accurate), miss out on some significant networking opportunities because of … Continue reading
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Random Musings 9/15/11
Warning: I’m feeling a bit snarky today. If you’re feeling snarky too, best move along down the interwebs. Remember that one guy, the “reporter” who moved in next door to the Palin family in Alaska while he wrote a book … Continue reading
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Book Review: Men at Work – The Craft of Baseball
When I picked up this book I was expecting some sort of management training text drawing on baseball for analogies. That was because I borrowed this book from the community bookshelf at work, which is stocked mainly with management, leadership, … Continue reading
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