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Tag Archives: life
Something about Shame, Guilt, Vulnerability and Love (Video)
It’s not often in my life that something comes along raw enough, real enough, and clearly-spoken enough for me that hearing or seeing it just creates that pain deep in my gut… the one that tells me “this is really … Continue reading
Posted in business, human, life, people Tagged addiction, guilt, human, life, shame, TED, ted_talks, thoughts, vulnerability, vulnerable, whole, wholeheartedness Leave a comment
Being the Son of an Entrepreneur
This week marks the end of an era in my family. The office building from the business my family ran as long as I remember was sold. In the first-half of the 20th century, my grandfather (for whom I am … Continue reading
Still Sending Out Resumes? You’re Doing it Wrong!
Yesterday on Marketplace, Kai Ryssdal interviewed Jai Damian, a hard-working American working part-time though she wants a full-time job. The article was about her predictions on the State of the Union Address from President Obama that aired later in the … Continue reading
Posted in America, business, Employment, Job Seekers, life, USA Tagged Career Management, Community Involvement, economy, Getting Hired, Hiring Advice, interviewing, Job-Seeker Advice, jobsearch, Know The Ropes, life, Networking Leave a comment
How Twitter’s New Interface Brought Me Back to Roost
Why the #newtwitter is working better for me? In a word: Connection. The new features in Twitter are great. The Connection Tab is really my new homepage when I visit twitter. In one view, it thins out all the conversations … Continue reading
Posted in Apps, life, Tools, Twitter Tagged connection, life, newtwitter, people, real_life, social, social_media, twitter Leave a comment
Fusion IO: Day 0
Today is day 0 (zero) at Fusion IO. I mentioned last week that I have chosen to leave Novell (a tough move) for new challenges here. I am working here as a Senior Technical Recruiter, and I have already been … Continue reading
Thanks, NASA (and Dad)
To me, the Space Shuttle is equivalent to Apple ][ Computers, VCRs, ET, Microwaves, Cable Television and CD players – evidence of how awesome technology was and could be, not to mention one of the first places where I learned … Continue reading
I Will Write Peace On Your Wings
In quiet moments, this morning, I thought to myself that life resembles nature so much. People come in, and stay, and leave from our lives like the waves of the ocean, or like birds in flight, leaving marks upon our … Continue reading
Posted in human, life Tagged hope, japan, japan_earthquake, life, living, love, origami, paper_crane, peace, Sadako_Sasaki Leave a comment
VIDEO: Amazing Time-Lapse Footage of the Milky Way
High atop Spain’s tallest mountain, El Tiede, photographer Terje Sorgjerd captured these amazing time-lapse images of earth, time passing and the Milky Way Galaxy above us all. The Mountain from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo. This was filmed between 4th and … Continue reading
We could do this. We could do this here.
[IMG] These are Coptic Christians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, holding hands around Muslims during Friday prayer, to protect them from surprise attack. We could do this. We could do this here….