fighting the lack of good ideas
Continuing my new theme of including restaurant reviews of places I have been, I must praise Virage in Manhattan. On the corner of 2d Avenue and E 7th Street, is a self-proclaimed “mediterranean-style” restaurant. I ordered their Monday special, which on that visit was lamb chops with roasted gnochhi and a charred tomato and pepper…
I’m a member of TriLUG – the Triangle Linux User Group. Mostly I’m on the mailing lists as a lurker, sometimes as a contributor. But this week I asked a couple questions which the friendly community jumped-on to assist me with. Thanks guys!
I met a friendly girl (Shelly) today at the subway station at 40th and 8th in front of the New York Times building. But the only reason I bring this up is because she asked me how to get to the number 7 subway. There I was, calmly reviewing the subway map so I could…
A horrible comparison has been drawn in the following AP article about TimeWarner: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jwm8wu3jZWZLcKfIlycqFqFegknwD9126HN8A. “You’re used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance?” There’s a problem with that statement: lots of cell phone users…
Since I now have a job that involves traveling quite a bit, I am going to start writing about the better-than-good places I find when I’m traveling. Allora Ristorante, Marlborough Massachusetts. 139 Lakeside Avenue. Entree prices range from $15-market (for fresh-caught lobster, etc). The first night I went, I had a fantastic lamb milanese. Lamb…
I just had the best haircut ever. I’m in Manhattan this week for work, and on my way from the customer I’m working with to my hotel, I was accosted by a very friendly black guy who wanted to give me a haircut. Now that sounds pretty wierd, but he was standing in front of…
Like many people, I work for an under-staffed segment of a remarkably under-staffed company. Before transitioning to professional services, I worked for support, and they are even more under-staffed. I see a simple solution to this problem, but the company is too short-sighted to implement anything like this, sadly. Problem: We need new people. Desperately….