100 Percent Hybrid
May 8, 2008
Sara got a pair of shoes in the mail from Zappos today. On the shoebox, in big, bold lettering, were the words "100% HYBRID."
Is it just me, or is that an oxymoron? Isn't it like saying that something is completely partial? (And I don't mean partial in the sense of biased.) Anyway, it struck me as kind of funny.
Mr. Smarty Pants
April 26, 2008
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that not one of you is wondering why I haven't been writing as often on this here website as I used to. Well, I'm going to tell you why, anyway. It's not because I don't have enough time. Never … Read More
Book Report
April 15, 2008
As many of my friends and relatives know, I spent the first half of 2007 writing a book with my friend Jonathan Chaffer. The book turned into two books, and they were both published last summer. Since a couple people have recently asked me about how it all turned out … Read More
Artful Books
March 22, 2008
Whenever I see something about books as objects, as opposed to books as reading material, I think of my friend Vernon Wiering. Vern is one of the most talented people I know: a masterful bookbinder, carpenter, and tailor. At a time when many people, including myself, spend an inordinate amount … Read More
Staying Up Late
March 15, 2008
This week I took a break from my usual freelance projects to work on a couple web sites that are a little closer to home—one for my wife and the other for a friend. Because they were both rush jobs, I've been getting very little sleep the past few nights. … Read More
Taking Employee Morale to the Next Level
March 6, 2008
The Chicago-based web-application company 37signals just announced in a blog post that they are conducting a set of Workplace Experiments in an attempt to make their company "one of the best places in the world to work, learn, and generally be happy." So far they've implemented three new policies: Four-day … Read More
Word of the Day
- segue
- to move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state, condition, situation, or element to another [inspiration]
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