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Silver apples of the moon, golden apples of the sun 8 May 2009 | 07:06 pm
I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering...
Inishfree 4 May 2009 | 11:05 am
It is one of those strange early-year days in California - warm, but overcast and raining. A favorite poem for this time of year, this type of day, is Inishfree by W.B.Yeats. An entirely neat side-fac...
Umberto Eco 12 Apr 2009 | 04:29 pm
I was invited to an early morning breakfast with a group of product developers who, at one point, opened a discussion about BlackBerry versus the iPhone. It reminded me of a quote I stashed away a lo...
Seven Years in Tibet 7 Feb 2009 | 11:06 pm
I've been re-reading a 60-year old book that is still truly amazing, "Seven Years in Tibet" by Heinrich Harrer. In short form - a bunch of German mountaineers get trapped in India as prisoners-of-war ...
Leprachauns 17 Jan 2009 | 06:14 pm
I really like Wikipedia but there's no doubt it's not the same as a regular encyclopedia (at least those I grew up on). One measurement - On November 2002 I posted this entry for "Leprechaun" "Lepre...
The State of Global Social Networking 14 Jan 2009 | 07:29 pm
Oracle very generously sends me a copy of their magazine "Profit"; the following was on one of the opening pages. To make a short story even shorter - worldwide "58% of folks don't know what social n...
The Future of Business Development 10 Nov 2008 | 10:22 am
Three important points about strategic vs tactical decision making: - 1. The Future vs the Past. In very much the same way that we cannot accurately predit the future it is important to realize that ...
Pure Evil ... 666 ? 9 Nov 2008 | 08:48 am
Seriously, there's a lot of positive things to be said about LinkedIn and I'm fairly picky about the connections I make but, would it be better to reduce my current list of contacts or shoot for 777.....
USA Presidential Election mid-day Nov 5th 6 Nov 2008 | 12:00 pm
Since these online maps change all the time I thought you might get a kick out of this static version as a piece of history. The two outstanding states are Missouri and North Carolina (I've never been...
Modern Lead Generation 31 Oct 2008 | 04:22 am
I was asked a generic question yesterday ... this was my response. Let me first tell you a quick story - a talented female professional I know was once invited on a skiing trip with some folks she ho...
