Category Random Thoughts
Speed of Technology Has Led to Cultural Gap
I’m musically dysfunctional. My shower cringes when I squeak-out a tune, and I wouldn’t know an A note from a G. I find it mystifying, therefore, how a musician can compose an original melody given the amount of music written since the dawn of man. The reality is composers create new pieces, which both leverage […]
Bored Pets and Over-stimulated Human
The other day, while huffing and puffing on an elliptical machine, reading a TIME magazine, occasionally glancing at the TV overhead, and observing the activity in the gym, I had an epiphany. Two of the stories I was reading were oddly related. The first story titled, “Dog Interrupted,” was about psychological problems experience by pets. […]
What Have We Learned?
During a flight on Christmas Day, my husband and I struck up a conversation with a man originally from Guam. He touted the beauty of the island, commenting on its rich history. In particular, he mentioned during World War II, the native Chamarro people protected American service men from being captured by the Japanese who […]
Lessons from Spinning. Just Shut-up!
Originally posted on Quora.com Twice a week, I take a spinning class. The instructor on Wednesdays is an older man who wears jerseys from prominent local races; although, it’s unknown whether he purchased them as a participant, spectator, or off eBay. Nevertheless, his instruction style is grating with his barking directions every 5 to 10 […]
Metrics Can’t Make Up for Experience
A few weeks ago, I interviewed with a large company in downtown Seattle. I’d done research on the company and its offerings, studied their current site, watched a couple of their training videos, and wrote a series of questions to root out information about the position, overseeing an aspect of their customer outreach. I was […]
Steven Sinofsky, Ribbons and Tiles
News of Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows, leaving Microsoft is swiping across the Internet. It comes on the heels of the Windows 8 launch. Sinofsky barely had time to celebrate the momentous launch of the operating system, designed to power the “new era of PCs,” before getting the boot. Or maybe he left on his […]
The “Why” of Ranger Tugs
We just returned from a week-long boat trip in the Puget Sound and Canadian Gulf Islands. It was a stupendous trip, not only because of the weather and itinerary, but having spent it on a 29-foot Ranger Tug called Tug Time! It’s the second time we’ve chartered this boat, and even though there are other […]
JCP Who?
I’m a retailer’s nightmare. Not only am I a penny-pincher, but I’m on a recycling kick, meaning I’m more likely to shop at Goodwill, Value Village, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, DSW, and Payless Shoes than Macy’s, Kohl’s, Nordstrom’s, or other department stores. Truth be told, I can count on three fingers the number […]
I Picked the Perfect Time to Go Technical
Last week, I was busily launching scribbles— creating a website, making a Facebook page, obtaining a Hotmail address, updating my profile information, and connecting communications. I’m not technically savvy. My skills are limited to pushing buttons, pulling down menus, randomly typing, and cursing until I get the desired result, give up or break the functionality. […]
Why Scribbles?
Since I scribbled my first words using a crayon, my grandmother Rose, aspired to turn me into a writer. Born in Russia, she migrated to America in the 1930’s along with her five sisters. Even though she knew not English before setting eyes on the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, she studied hard and […]
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