October 2010
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“Differentiation involves the ability to hold on to who you are and who you are...”
– Scazzero (EHS)
September 2010
7 posts
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August 2010
15 posts
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“Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing.”
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July 2010
2 posts
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March 2010
1 post
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February 2010
2 posts
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January 2010
3 posts
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Pondering the State of Mobile Apps
I wonder how long it will be before we have a universal platform for applications on mobile devices similar to what the web browser is on our computers today. Right now if you want to reach your full customer community with a mobile app it needs to be written for Windows Mobile, Android and of course the iPhone. For many companies the iPhone wins purely because of user population, but that means...
“The difference between the exact right words and the almost right words is like...”
– Mark Twain
December 2009
1 post
November 2009
4 posts
Thank You, Mr. Pharmacist
My 5-month-old is on Tamiflu and her flu symptoms are basically gone, but she’s not eating well and generally acting as though something, like her stomach, is still bothering her. We read that one of the side-effects of Tamiflu was an upset stomach and since she obviously can’t tell us we just have to go by the signs. So we called the Pharmacist at CVS in South Lyon to ask him if it...
Wolverine Woes
This is the story of the Michigan Wolverines’ season: Offensively - flashes of brilliance followed quickly by terrible play calling and bad execution. Defensively - can only seem to make a play when it is handed to them, otherwise utterly miserable and incapable of tackling or anything else that makes a defense effective. Worst team in the Big Ten two years running. Wahoo. Of course if they...
Arguing for Innovation →
Excellent article on how debate builds strong teams and helps in making better decisions.
The quote at the end is what really caught my attention:
Encourage healthy debate. Peter Drucker recounted how Alfred P. Sloan, legendary CEO of GM, handled this:
“Gentlemen, I take it we are all in complete agreement on the decision here,” Sloan said. After everyone around the table nodded...
May 2009
1 post
Mother's Day Gift Idea
Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday, May 10th. Have you figured out what to get your mom yet? If you’re still contemplating it maybe you should consider donating to a charitable organization or cause on her behalf that is near to her heart. In these tough economic times her favorite charity could use help now probably more than ever. It’s a great way to show mom that you know...
April 2009
5 posts
They say
They say that if you schedule a mtg for an hour it will take the full hour whether or not it needs to: people will find a way to fill the time because it’s been blocked off.
What do they say about a meeting scheduled for 30 minutes that ends up needlessly taking an hour?
Tea Party
I have no political comment on today’s tea parties but I did see an interesting picture. It was at a local gathering and was of two people holding signs. The first sign said:
Taxed Enough Already
The other sign read: HONK If I Pay Your Mortgage
The punchline: They were kids. One looked to be maybe ten and the other probably six.
True story.
Spirit of Detroit statue won't don Sparty gear →
This is really too bad. It seems like a jersey on the statue is effective promotion of both Detroit and the team on the jersey: a mutually beneficial advertising campaign. Think about the number of times this would show up on National TV for the Spartans alone during the final four on CBS.
Mr. McDuffee should be honest and just say that they found another way to make a profit in addition to the...
Mac and Poo Anyone?
This is truly disgusting, so if you get squeamish easily this is your stop, get off here.
I received a phone call from my wife at work this afternoon. It seems that an object that she described as a turd came in a box of Kraft mac and cheese that we had purchased at our local grocers. Now I have this problem, I have a visual reflex. You say it to me, I visualize it. And with the information I...
Conversations with a Child
I’m thinking this might be a running item here. We parents are crazy. We all think our kids are the cutest kids ever (some obviously aren’t, sorry folks) and the smartest little rugrats on the planet. The reality that so few parents are able to see where and when their kids are going wrong doesn’t surprise me because it is easy to hold your child in such high regard because you...
March 2009
3 posts
The Real Twitter/Cisco Story? →
Update: since it’s not eminently clear that the title is the link, click here for the story
Before you read a blog post on how twitter can cost you a job opportunity and commend the author for their work, or share it with others as something worth reading (as I believe I did), it’s important to know the facts.
I think we all have to be careful to keep our commentary to topics on...
Conversations with a Child
As I’m watching the Michigan game my two and a half year-old son comes up to me and says, “Dad, can I go outside with my hat on?” This is his way of making a concession. He doesn’t like wearing his hat but maybe if he offers to willingly wear it, dad will be more likely to take him outside.
“No,” I respond, “it’s almost bed time.”
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“A nation that has consumer debt and obesity as its top two problems, it’s...”
– Perry Noble (commenting on the current economic times http://ow.ly/11vp)
February 2009
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“It is estimated that a week’s worth of the New York Times contains more...”
– http://identitypr.com/blog/2009/02/did-you-know/ (via @bchensutt)
November 2008
4 posts
Exposed
Today was quite a day. It started with about 5 hours at church doing video production. That was followed up by a brief respite, if it can be called that, of Lions football before Mason got up from his nap. When he got up the little man and I went out and joined the Sunday afternoon madness at the grocery store.
Our path around the store, if it could be charted out on a map, would probably be...
Media Frustration
I canceled my cable b/c I was paying an obscene amount of money for a bunch of content I didn’t consume and I would waste my time watching things just b/c the TV was on. The primary goal is to watch less TV and fill my time with productive things (like playing Guitar Hero World Tour….just kidding…kind of).
The rub, however, is that there is still some content that I’d...