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Downstream Docs

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:47:11 -0500

Making flowcharts is fun because you're solving problems. Receiving flowcharts is not fun because you are being handed a problem. (Apologies to those I've sent flowcharts to!)

The New Counterintuitivism

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:17:03 -0500

It appears that "when you have time" is the new "asap"

Ant Mountain

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:27:16 -0500

New York is a city that runs on money and favors. It is not always immediately apparent which it is you have signed up for.

Watch out for falling objects

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:44:05 -0500

When young children go to get something out of a toy box it looks exactly like it does in the cartoons.

Bananas and Talcum Powder

Wed, 18 May 2011 12:49:49 -0500

I think organic food (esp produce) needs to be repositioned from "granola crunchers" to "people with taste buds". There really is a noticeable difference.

Go Jump Off a Bridge

Wed, 18 May 2011 12:48:32 -0500

I think I need to take up the sport of base jumping. Then, when things get crazy at work I can go jump off a bridge, but then come back to the office once I'm done.

An Ode To Workload

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 12:45:13 -0500

some days
caffeine-fueled fireworks
smoldering ashes at dusk

Downward market trends would indicate...

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:18:58 -0500

If you're reading the writing on the wall it is almost always graffiti.

Blinders revealing Beauty

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:51:07 -0500

Being mindful becomes more important as your mind becomes more full

A gift to the person who sits here next

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:11:56 -0500

Manufacturing "Truth"

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:10:56 -0500

When companies put out ads that say "get the facts" it's usually enough to make people think that they're right and then proceed to not go out and get the actual facts.

Click Undo. Now click it again.

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:35:29 -0500

Scoldaphone: the phone found in the sysadmin's office.

Bacon Pusher

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:39:44 -0500

Life pretty much comes down to working or hustling, just comes down to who you work for.

Insincere Cigarettes

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:13:48 -0500

Instead of letting people blow smoke up your a**, why not just smoke it?

Follow Your Yellow Brick Road

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:08:15 -0500

The universe has a way of making sure that our desired path is NOT the one of least resistance. This is it's way of testing that we are REALLY sure we want what we see at the end. It is generally long, winding, littered with your fears and insecurities, and devoid of all shortcuts. It is also completely passable.