I had a small victory this week in my ongoing effort to automate and simplify day-to-day tasks. Because shoe inventory is always changing, one of my biggest challenges is keeping all the product links up-to-date.
Up until about 15 months ago, I was doing all this manually, individually checking each link. It was a very slow, [...]
“Running a start-up is like being punched in the face repeatedly. But working for a large corporation is like being waterboarded.” –Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator
This quote was from a recent issue of Inc. magazine, but I don’t really like it that much. It takes a pretty negative outlook on both start-ups and “normal” [...]
It’s pretty exciting to have made it a full year on my own without having to look for another job. Still, with the Internet and the economy changing so fast, nothing is certain.
Last summer for example, I fell victim to the “Google Slap” and lost 75%+ of my traffic and revenue for three months. Stressful. [...]
I knew I’d made the big time when Shoeline.com offered to send me a pair of any shoes on their site for free. They are a relatively new partner on Shoes ‘R Us but the early results have been great. And since this is the first pair of free shoes I’ve gotten in my 5 [...]
Mt. Baker has been on my to-do list for a long time, and Chris and I finally got down to it this past weekend. At an elevation of 10,781 ft, it is the 4th highest peak in Washington* and the second most-glaciated after Mt. Rainier. For me, it was the last of the five Washington [...]
The passage below is an excerpt from Mike Garvey’s article in the Spring 2009 UW Foster School of Business magazine. I thought it was a great story to keep in mind the next time someone calls you “smart.”
When an academic or lawyer calls someone “smart,” it is meant as a compliment. It usually means that [...]
… And had two chances to get it during last night’s softball game.
My first chance I was walked on four straight pitches. I’m not saying it was an “intentional” walk, but these balls weren’t even close. I mean who wants to walk in softball? If it’s close, I’m swinging.
My second chance I hit a rocket [...]
And all I have to do to claim my winnings is send my bank account information to some guy in Nigeria with a hotmail email address. Here is the super-official text of my winning notification:
From: House Of The Senate House
Subject: Attn
This is to officially inform you that 6.8 Million Dollars has been credited
to you. for [...]
So when I hit an opposite-field inside-the-park home run in Tuesday’s softball game, it was kind of a big deal. I think it was my first home run of any kind since I was 12.
Did you know?
The Major League record for the longest homer-less streak belongs to Bill Holbert, who singled his way to that [...]
Bryn and I are engaged! No immediate plans for a wedding, but at least she’s got a shiny ring.
This is a fun timeline. Watch as she just gets prettier and prettier, while I just lose more hair. Good thing I’ve got her locked in now!
1999 – Hanging out back in the day
2000 – College visits, [...]
