Monthly Archives: December 2009

It’s Electric!

When my wife and I bought our home, we knew that at some point, there would be semi-serious things we’d want to change about it. The yard, for instance, was a huge sore spot. If you followed me on twitter

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Selling Jobs? I’m Not Buying!

I wrote this several months ago after a particularly annoying set of calls with a “recruiter” from a local staffing firm. At the time, I was helping another team in my division interview candidates for a Senior Developer with exceptionally

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Book-A-Month – December 2009

Shane and Chris spin an excellent yarn here, and I’d strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in digging deeper into their walk with/for Christ. There is a lot more to say about this book, but my words would not do it justice. I do think, however, that I may read it again in a few months as a refresher.

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Book-A-Month – November 2009

Jay Rossier’s Living With Chickens gives a great overview on raising these creatures, be they for food (meat), food (eggs) or fun (as pets). It looks like fun to raise chickens! On the other hand, it also looks like a TON of work. I have a toddler. Gosh, that’s enough work by itself, and I’m in the office 50+ hours per week! Maybe the chickens will wait a few years.

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50 Cent on Connecting With Your Audience

The public is never wrong. When people don’t respond to what you do, they’re telling you something loud and clear. You’re just not listening. As silly as this might sound, this is from a really great post over at copyblogger.

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