Sunday, January 28, 2007

Taking a break from blogging

Not that this will in any way affect the lives of people on the planet, but after reading this article, I've decided to take a break. I want to rethink my blogging efforts. Decide if it's really for me. What I would want to accomplish with it. So for the time being, I'll be pondering and not writing. I'll still be producing the podcast thoug...
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Thursday, January 25, 2007

TPN’s Jazz Show a Staff pick of 2006 at Apple

Catching up on some great publicity this podcast has received, Apple picked it as a Staff Favorite. Thanks Apple, and thanks to all the fans who have downloaded the show over the past year. Check out the podcast at jazz.thepodcastnetwork.c...
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Saturday, January 20, 2007

But they are my vacation days… right?

This blog post by David Anderson (Agile Management Blog) resonated with me more than any other in a long time. David and I are pretty close in age it seems and I have been having the same thoughts, only he publicly shared them.Over the past several weeks I have been looking for work, software engineering work to be specific, and I've noticed something really different in what I wanted from a company more than money. And as David pointed out, it was the work environment and benefits.When I was younger and growing a family, I...
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Tuesday, January 16, 2007

See Norah Jones video performance

Norah Jones is about to release a new album Not Too Late. There is a great video available on Amazon.com of her song Rosie's Lullaby.  You can also hear a track called Thinking About Yo...
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Book Review: iWoz - 2 Stars

This was a mediocre book at best. I was really hoping that it was much better than it was. I had read several reviews which stated the writing style, the grammar, the pace, was poor. I have to agree. While I think a biography should include a wide range of experiences which gives the reader a real sense of the person, dragging on for pages about the same topic is boring. I guess my expectation was set too high, and that was my fault. I was on a waiting list at the library for months. Once the book came in I was very excited....
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