Nothing is a Secret
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Posted in Business & Marketing, Internet | No Comments »There are no secrets in the Internet age. Everything you've ever done can come to the glaring light of day. That can either be a blessing or a curse. Marketing guru Seth Godin describes a friend who googled the applicants for a ...
Networking Works: Sitting Around in PJs & Applying Online Doesn’t
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »CNN has a great story of a guy who found a job through his church. Michel Butler was an unemployed husband and father of 3. His industry tanked and he had to find a new job. He joined a career ...
I’m Leaving, On a Jet Plane
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 Posted in Adoption | No Comments »We got our travel dates today. On March 18 we'll be leaving for Ethiopia and Milo will be home on March 27. We're kind of giddy. Today has been a blur of airline tickets, travel documents and to do lists. Kind of ...
Jim Collins: Get Used to Economic Turmoil
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in Business & Marketing | 1 Comment »Jim Collins, the renowned business author of Good to Great and Built to Last talked with Fortune magazine last month about the current economic crisis. He claimed that 1952-2000 was an aberation of stability that brought unprecedented economic prosperity. He ...
Say Hello to Milo
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in Adoption | 5 Comments »Our adoption case cleared court today and Milo is officially our son. Woot, woot! We're obviously ecstatic. You can check out all the pictures of Milo over at Flickr. Many thanks to everyone who prayed that we'd make it through court OK. From ...
Initial Reaction to U2’s No Line on the Horizon
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in U2 | 3 Comments »U2's new album, No Line on the Horizon, debuted today on MySpace (you have to choose NLOTH from the playlist dropdown in the player—easy to miss). They streamed the entire thing. So below I offer my very first reactions to ...
Adoption Case Goes to Court
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in Adoption | No Comments »Tomorrow our adoption case heads to court in Ethiopia. A judge will review the case, make sure everything is above board and, hopefully, grant us official guardianship of our baby boy. Once that happens things start moving quickly and we'll ...
Economic Hardship Is Real, Not Perceived
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Society | No Comments »It always cracks me up where I hear people talking about the current economic woes as if it's all a matter of perception. They assume people aren't spending money because they perceive a crisis that really isn't there. They blame ...
Status Report on my Novel
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in Writing | 4 Comments »I got some feedback on my novel this weekend, my 2006 NaNoWriMo effort that I've been trying to polish over the last 8 months or so. It came from an industry insider who kindly agreed to read the first few ...
You Can Change the World: “I Have a Family”
Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in Adoption | No Comments »Back in November I blogged about the Palmer family. They just moved to Uganda—all six of them—to finalize the adoption of their son, 4-year-old Francis. When they arrived at the airport Francis was there to meet them as a surprise: "As ...
