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I will have been in the US for a decade as of July 27 2009. The first move saw me take my family 1,000 miles south to the Bay Area and then 3,500 miles east to the Boston area.
When I left Canada, I always assumed that my stay in the Excited States would be short. [...]
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On the persistence of family – William A Kinnear
14 Apr 2009The call came this morning.
It really wasn’t unexpected. Whenever I get one of those rare calls from my mother, I half expected the reason was to tell me that he had passed. It’s that aching feeling of tension that the ringing phone was going to tell me that he was gone.
My grandfather and I were [...]
Working in Hard Times: It’s the little things that make you great
In: Life| The Web| Web Performance| WebPerformance.Org| Work| branding| reputation
15 Jan 2009Budgets are shrinking. Resources are tight or shrinking. In a recent post, I discussed how ideas that I had been a proponent of for 2-3 years suddenly became extremely valuable to companies during the downturn of 2001-2003.
This downturn is a different beast. This means that you will need more than basic technical smarts to get [...]
Flying back from SFO after a long and frustrating week introduced me to a new rule that UAL gate staff have been asked to start enforcing. Apparently, my Premier status, which I realize is the lowest of the frequent-flyer levels, means even less now than it did in the past.
Over my career, I had settled [...]
It’s November 14 2008. Charles Windsor is 60 today.
Forty – Oh yeah?
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House – Personal Ad
In: Life
23 Oct 2008Have I mentioned that Greg House is one of my mentors?
more lol celebs!
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This is the year I turn 40. As a result, I am looking back upon my life, my career, and trying to determine what I do best. If I could make my life into an elevator pitch, what would it be?
I decided to take what I do right now and see how low I could [...]
In praise of found technology and the waste we treat it
In: Commentary| Life| Technology
30 Aug 2008The title is a deliberate misspelling. An event in the last two weeks has got me thinking about EWaste, and the way it is treated in the US, and likely the entire developed world.
About two weeks ago, #1 son told my wife to “STOP THE CAR!” as they were driving down the road near our [...]
Upgrade to WP 2.6.1 – Complete
In: Blogging| Life| Technology
15 Aug 2008Ok, all I have to say is: If you do not have the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade plugin, go get it. The update took all of 30 seconds.
Thanks to the authors of that extremely useful piece of code.
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The Rocky Mountain Parks: A Privilege Unappreciated
In: Canada| Commentary| Life
29 Sep 2009Ken Burns’ tale of the US National Parks reminds me of a heritage that I have, for most of my life, taken for granted. It was in another country, but it is a heritage that I have assumed will always be there.
I grew up amongst the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks. Dead center amongst them you [...]