I ran cross country in high school. In my senior year I was the fastest runner, leading the team. If I knew then what I know today I would have been a better leader and ran even faster. Cross country…
Thoughts on Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman”
Reading the review in the NYT of the lost novel Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee it was obvious to me what was going on, at least in my mind or point of view. In fact I had just…
New Gig – ACI Worldwide – Farewell TIS
So this is my last day at TIS (though I’m on Vacation) and my journey starts with ACI tomorrow morning with “Challenger Training” – then a week of sessions and keynotes and parties at the ACI Worldwide International Sales Conference.…
Hanukah
One of my Christian friends sent an email asking about Hanukah. He is a fraternity brother and I jokingly replied that it was like all holidays “they tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat” He incorrectly thought it was…
About.me – new online biography
So I’ve seen About.me in a few situations, usually among the people in my professional graph that are creative and technical. I finally put one together and it was an interesting exercise. I tried to take a different approach –…
Finovate – Before the Show
I just had to post because I haven’t posted in so long. Some of you will undoubtably find this weblog after seeing me present at Finovate. At this point I have no idea how I did, I went first at…
Silicon Vally Secessionist Balaji Srinivasan is an arrogant ignorant brilliant chickenshit
I missed Srinivasan’s diatribe back in October 2013 and recently herd of it as the inertia builds among the newly rich people who build the stuff I sell. You can watch it here on YouTube I read a great article…
Life with Windows 8.1 on a ThinkPad Ultrabook
My first foray into MS Windows in a few years after moving to Mac OSX both at home and work, has been interesting and frustrating. There are the old habits I have to get back such as memorizing rather than…
Carpe Diem: Take a Risk, Make a Friend
These are my friends George and Bill. George is a hitchhiker I picked up on Christmas Eve and Bill (or Billy) is his brother. I’m the absolute last one to advocate picking up hitch hikers and completely understand the risks…
Medical Specialist Costs Rising? – Obamacare Short Term Answer, Long Term Nightmare
Back in October ago I wrote a rant about deadlocked congress and the rising cost of medical bills and how the insurance industry is only half the answer. I see on EOB’s how much the doctors are charging, and my…