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posted at 3:38 pm
on Jun. 12, 2010

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I have 15 minutes. I will write.  You have 2 minutes. You will read.  Later, you will say, “I heard you ate a peach last week.” The cycle of blogging will have revolved once more.

Susie’s taking a bath and shaving her legs.  It’s going to be a good evening.

Today, the weather is hot.  Not warm, not pleasant, not lovely: HOT.  It is a good day.

And so, of course, on such a hot day, we went to the Apple Store.  And looked at possible covers for her new iPad (but did not find a good one).  That was an anniversary gift I gave her, the iPad was.  Technically, I was a little late with it, but hey, most people only know pi to 3 decimals and I was well within that standard deviation.

She likes her iPad. I’m sticking with a laptop.  And I’m sticking with her.

* * *

I’ve been listening to a lot of new music lately. For some reason, lots of people have been giving me new music: my friends Laura, Stefan, Mandy, and Tuzy and Calvin, .  And I’ve been liking it.  Here’s a short list:
The Gambler by Fun.
This Town by Drivin ‘N’ Cryin
Bulletproof by La Roux

* * *

I made a new batch of beer. It’s a lager.  I think.  I can’t remember. My memory isn’t what it used to be, and I"m getting lefts and rights mixed up a lot these days which isn’t such a problem except when I’m yelling at my teammates on the ultimate field.  “Go Left,” I shout, and they do. Uh oh.

I took some of my beer to the Northern Voice committee wrap up meeting, and it was a lovely occasion.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again—Vancouver’s tech community is the nicest, friendliest, most supportive tech community in the world. And it’s a pleasure to contribute to that, which is why I’ll be doing Northern Voice?again next year, all other ducks being lined up.

I’m heading to my sister’s graduation in Calgary here soon.  She’s got her English degree, and I’m damn proud of her.

And now, I’m wondering why I’m not outside. Bye!

Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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