September 25, 2007 – 12:04 pm
From the Seattle Stranger’s article, Game Over: “On August 31, Jessica Zenner was driving her 3-year-old son to day care when her BlackBerry rang. It was the human resources director at Zenner’s work calling to tell her she was fired. The cause, Zenner says, was because her bosses at Nintendo discovered her personal blog, Inexcusable [...]
October 24, 2006 – 01:06 pm
And I’d like to say a few words to mark the occasion.
When reading or watching a “feature” about a successful person (notably someone creative), I always anticipate the same moment, that moment in the arc of their life that represents “hitting bottom.” It often involves an incident related to drugs or alcohol, usually coupled with [...]
January 18, 2006 – 03:54 pm
Paul Graham, whose essays I always enjoy, has an interesting article entitled, “How to do what you love.” I especially like the following, since it seems to fit perfectly with some conversations I’ve had over the last four years: “I remember vividly when an older friend who was majoring in English in college was asked [...]
After being gone for more than six years, I have reentered the world of sandwich making. I started working at a deli/sandwich shop/pizza place/liquor store/soon-to-be-cafe last night. I’ll be doing around 25 hours a week there to pick up some extra dough.
The place is called the Brown Bag Gourmet, and its located about 200 yards [...]
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