Recently I discovered House of Cards and am thoroughly enjoying plowing through the first three seasons. Initially seeing how Francis Underwood and the surrounding characters manipulated each other, constantly seeking ways to increase power, was almost intoxicating. Could I do that? Would I want to do that? Why not do that? It seemed possible, and […]
Author: iversonic
Homage to Wired’s Colophon of Yore
One of my favorite things about old Wired magazines is the details in the Colophon section in the back that listed everything used to put the magazine out. Details included hardware, software, typography, networking, paper type, and my favorite, “the music that helped to get this magazine out”. I randomly pulled the January 1994 issue […]
Blogging – Getting Started
With the hope this may help someone, creation and maintenance of this blog will be documented from time to time. Here’s Part 1 covering how the domain name, domain registrar, and hosting company were selected. Domain name The hardest part about this blog so far has been the domain name. It took well over a year […]
Be the CEO of Your Projects
When I worked for thePlatform as a Senior Technical Project Manager in their Consulting Services group, their CEO at the time, Jamie Miller, made his expectation of his project managers clear: You are the CEO of your projects. The concept presents project managers with a double-edged sword that grants both the luxury of freedom to manage […]
Good Leaders Help Employees Achieve Their Goals
As a Seattle Seahawks fan since 1978 I found a recent quote from head coach Pete Carroll puzzling regarding their recently departed defensive coordinator, Dan Quinn. Mr. Quinn transformed the Seahawks’ defense into the best in the NFL and helped bring his team to two consecutive Super Bowls. So why would Carroll publicly comment on […]
Book Review: American Junkie by Tom Hansen
American Junkie by Tom Hansen is the powerful memoir of a Seattle addict that not only tells a harrowing, self-destructive story, but also demonstrates how Mr. Hansen found a calling to write in mid-life following years of using and selling heroin. On the surface Mr. Hansen provides a gritty, real-life glimpse into the Seattle drug dealer underworld during the 1980’s and 90’s. […]
Eastern European Trip 2007 – Suceava, Brașov, and Sighișoara
SUCEAVA The lightning storm at the end of the most recent post took out the internet provider in Suceava (pronounced SOO-cheva). I couldn’t find the internet until locating a cafe in Sighișoara (Si-gee-shwah- rah) just now. Our hostess in Suceava is Monika, who is very sweet and giving and owns High Class Hostel. Her place is highly recommended […]
Eastern European Trip 2007 – Amsterdam, Bucharest
I’m writing from our Suceava hostel about our trip so far. It started with a brief layover in Amsterdam and then we headed to Bucharest. Writing about Suceava will be in the next post. AMSTERDAM & LEIDEN Monday morning: Allison and I arrived in Amsterdam on at 7am. Checked out Leiden during a six hour layover […]
Eastern European Trip 2007 – We’re in Flight
It’s 11:18am Monday morning here in Amsterdam, or 2:18am back at home. We arrived safely and took a train in to Leiden for a walk around canals and some yummy spinach and cheese pancake-like pastry. Off to Bucharest by plane in about 90 min. More later
Eastern European Trip 2007 Preview
Five days, 11 hours, and 45 minutes from now we’ll be on the plane to Bucharest via Amsterdam. Almost all preparations are done – hotels, train from Ljubljana to Budapest, flights. Our biggest unknown was northern Romania in the Suceava region until we finally reserved a couple nights at the High Class Hostel. The town is supposed […]