May 2010
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February 2009
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My favorite quote
I believe knowing what quotes impact or resonate with people truly speaks volume about their values, character, and vision. My favorite quote, by far, is this one by Theodore Roosevelt:
It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is...
Soon, I say!
Here I was, all excited about blogging regularly again, and I’ve dropped the ball just a couple weeks into it, silent on the blogosphere for a matter of a few weeks. I will find a system that works soon, I’m confident of it. Fortunately, February is looking much less hectic than January was, so there is hope.
Soon I will find my groove. Soon, I say!
January 2009
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“No matter which side of the aisle you stand on, today is a good day to be an...”
– @meisjc on Twitter
Comments Have Been Added
Added Disqus plug-in to the blog for you to reply with your own two cents. The formatting needs a little work underneath quote and video tumblr posts, as it gets smooshed (in the case of quotes) or veers off to the left (in the case of videos). It was an easy enough process, though. Plus, the Disqus team provided some nice customer service via Twitter in the process. I would link to it, but...
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Communicating Up
Early last quarter I implemented something with my employees that has been quite successful since we began it. At its core, I provided a couple practical guidelines:
Don’t wait until weekly reports to tell me something in writing that could be communicated in a short email or, if needed, in person
Don’t only communicate the issues and problems, communicate the good (we’re here...
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Question of the Night
After a slight break for Christmas and the New Year, we rejoined for our church’s small group this evening to study 1 Samuel 18:1-4. This is radical friendship:
1 Now it came about when he had finished speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as himself. 2 Saul took him that day and did not let him return to his father’s...
“It’s only Wednesday?”
– me, today
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Birthday Haikus for My Friend and Colleague
I just found out it’s my friend and colleague’s birthday today. I first asked if I could give him a birthday hug, to which he politely (and understandably) declined. Then I offered a birthday song, but the environment was not suitable for the presence of my powerful pipes on full display. Finally, I offered a birthday haiku, to which he accepted.
Of course, Neal, being who he is,...
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Among my many goals for 2009...
…get my wife blogging. Shhh. She doesn’t know yet. But it would be great to get her perspective on the web, and I think Tumblr is something she wouldn’t mind using. We’ll see.
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The Very Best Films of 2008
Given my rampant and incurable case of cinephilia, it’s a question I’m often asked: “What are the best films of the year?” While I am by no means a critic, I have seen my fair share of films over time, and often films that few, or at least fewer have seen (e.g. see my #1 of 2008). I’m not a film snob, per se, but I’m definitely snobbish. I can enjoy films for...
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How You Came to Read This
It rained today. Sitting at a coffee shop with my sandaled feet rested upon the wicker chair next to me I scribbled down my goals for the year in a fresh leather journal. Such is my annual ritual, minus the extraordinarily beautiful weather conditions.
Many of the goals I commited to paper this afternoon have been in the back of my mind for a while, while many others came to mind as I sat there...
December 2008
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January 2008
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“Life’s too short for chess.”
– Henry James