Everyone has an off day. We’re not machines, and we’re subject to influences ranging from small perceived slights to illness to simple changes in the weather. If you’re in some position of leadership, however, you can’t let these affect you.
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Job Blob
Recently I decided that I needed to find at least a part-time job to supplement my income from freelancing. Grant writing has been too up and down for me, and I’d rather have something to count as a regular income. The first step in doing this has been learning how the job hunting game is played, since it’s been a while for me.
Sadly, I had no idea how apt it was to call all of this a “game”.
MEA Weekend
Minnesota has an extra holiday, all its own. The third Thursday and Friday of October are what we call “MEA Weekend”, the time when the state teacher’s union holds their annual seminar and convention. The kids have off from school for it, so a large hunk of the state simply shuts down. Nevermind that the teacher’s union isn’t MEA, but “Education Minnesota” these days. We’re talking holiday, we’re talking tradition. It will always be “MEA Weekend”.
Mousketeer
Before my regular blog entry for the day, I would like to make an announcement:
Annette Funicello will turn 65 this Monday, 22 October 2007.
That’s right – the original Mousketeer and later star of “Beach Party” movies depicting an endless summer of fun will be eligible for Social Security.
The Baby Boom Generation is now officially old.
That is all.
Distributed
Technologies can change the way we live in an integrated world. The twentieth century saw a tremendous number of changes in our lives based entirely on the influence of the car. What is important is not the technology itself, although it is possible to ruin the planet with a bigger, better idea run amok. What matters is how people respond to the technology and use it to reflect their own hopes and fears.
Barataria - The work of Erik Hare 