Archive for October 2006
Mindshare’s annual adventure
Every year my company has a retreat. The planning of the retreat is complicated but I’m given sole responsibility for the fun activity that precedes it. This year it’s a Crime Scene Investigation involving a robbery. (I’m being a little cagey because I know several employees read my blog) Every year we create the teams,…
Read MoreComments from Sarah about the New Yorker article
Sarah’s blog is all about knitting nowadays, but she had a response to my post about the New Yorker article in an e-mail to Aaron, and she’s allowed me to repost it here. It adequately describes the issues with a C-section from the patient’s point of view, something I’m not able to capture adequately. I’d…
Read MoreDo we have to give up natural childbirth to save infants?
My friend Aaron Pressman recently asked me what Sarah and I thought about the October 9th New Yorker article on the rise of the Caesarian section (C-section) as a child birthing method. (Sarah hasn’t seen it yet) If you’ve read the story of the birth of our first child, you know this isn’t an abstract…
Read MoreThe Sandbox
One of my new favorite blogs is called The Sandbox, from Doonesbury creator Gary Trudeau. He’s basically republishing blog entries from military personnel from their own blogs. Occasionally I think he’s also publishing letters. It’s an excellent, unfiltered look into the minds of the soldiers both deployed and home, and the writing is all pretty…
Read MoreStarbucks to sell hot breakfast sandwiches in United States
This is a really good idea. Starbucks’ food engineers have figured out how to make a breakfast sandwich that tastes a lot better and a lot fresher than most other fast food places but whose preparation is really very little work. (the associates just stick it in a warmer/toaster) I’ve become addicted to them, and…
Read MoreWorld War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
I know you’re not surprised to see that I’m reviewing a book in the zombie genre, you already know my love of the shambling undead. What you probably don’t know is just how good this book is, and how I really think you should read it even if you only have a passing fancy for…
Read MoreThe problem isn’t your drinking….
Can someone explain to me why Rep. Foley is checking into an alcohol rehab center when his real problem is that he’s a pedophile? (That’s rhetorical, don’t answer) I think it’s actually probably a pretty good tactic to confess to a lesser evil. When someone says you’re a pedophile, say "No, I’m an alcoholic!". I…
Read More