It is amazing to me, still, how much politics gets in the way of getting work done in so many companies.
And how it’s often noticeably more efficient to adopt Clarence “Kelly” Johnson’s Skunk Works mentality – go do what needs to be done while the powers-that-be hem and haw over how to accomplish their goals, [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2008
skunking our way
Friday, July 25, 2008
restaurant reviews
Thursday, July 24, 2008
I’ve been writing a bunch of restaurant reviews recently, but so far have only listed places I thought were really worth going back to.
If I happen across any total losers, I’ll mention those, too, as a warning. Likewise, places that are just ‘ok’ I’ll skip.
Just don’t want any of you thinking I rave about every [...]
what in the … ?
Thursday, July 24, 2008
I was looking at Apple’s Xserve store page today and noticed the following:
“Redundant power supply option
For extra peace of mind, you can add a second hot-swappable power supply and connect each to a separate UPS or power circuit. In case of an outage in one circuit, the second supply takes over without a loss in [...]
5 seasons brewing
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Last night I drove a quick 10 minutes from Vinings to Sandy Springs GA to meet-up with a couple friends for dinner. Skimming opentable’s restaurant listings, I had discovered 5 Seasons Brewing earlier in the day, and we decided to give it a try. 5 Seasons’ beers are all made in-house (I think), in small [...]
why alcohol and cars don’t mix
Sunday, July 13, 2008
I found out today when I logged into my email that one of my former coworkers was involved in a crash yesterday. 19 year old Justin Crouse was drunk and rammed my friend Philip’s car when he ran a red light in Raleigh yesterday.
Right now, Philip’s in ICU in Raleigh. His girlfriend, who was in [...]
am i the only person who *didn’t* skip that day…
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I seem to recall – and not too horribly long ago, either – that people used to at least approximate being polite. I’m pretty sure we as a nation used to encourage being polite, sharing, and thoughtfulness. We used to try to make our kids be those things starting before kindergarten (Sesame Street pops to [...]
mellowing a mushroom
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
I’ve been working for one of our larger customers near Atlanta recently. When I arrived last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find out there’s a Mellow Mushroom a mile from their office in Vinings.
I was first introduced to the Mellow Mushroom in Durham a couple years ago. I’ve since started enjoying the one in [...]
the psychology of elevators
I travel for work now, so I get to see lots of elevators. I’ve seen elevators that you pick the floor you want to go to outside the elevator, and then the elevator bank directs you to the one it thinks you should ride to get to your destination the quickest. I’ve seen simple elevators [...]