When I was a kid, my stepdad rarely got on my case except if I did a half-ass job of something. And then he would ride me for it. In time, I translated this into taking pride and responsibility for the job I am doing. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. I met [...]
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Responsibility As a Four Letter Word
October 10, 2008The Truth Behind Generation Gaps
September 30, 2008Last week was about mad. This week is about hope. I am squarely in the middle of Generation X. In my last post I commented how my Grandparents and Parents generations are partly to blame for this financial predicament, the national debt, and decisions made by our presidents and Congress (mostly members of these two [...]
Opening the Closed Door
July 7, 2008Was the desktop operating system a fluke? A rip in the space-time continuum? It’s starting to look that way. Before Microsoft/Intel/IBM relationship in the early 80s, operating systems were either free (relatively given that there was not Internet distribution) or were controlled with the hardware. IBM and DEC, for instance, owned everything about the computer. [...]
Financial Discovery
May 26, 2008Over the past couple of weeks, I have been asked to compile a couple of presentations here in Portland. I thought I would share those with you. As those who know me know, I have extensive background in creating and preparing financials for both investor readiness and day-to-day corporate use. I learned a lot in [...]
Doing The Right Thing
May 5, 2008If you didn’t catch this amazing story about the softball player who injured her knee after hitting her first career home run, check it out. She was so excited when she reached first that she missed the bag and ripped her ACL when she tried to stop. She couldn’t walk let alone run the bases [...]
