Monthly Archives: December 2005

I have a new addiction

30 Dec 2005
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and it’s called World of Warcraft. :-)


A couple of my friends have been talking about it so I finally decided to give it a try (using a 10-day trial).

Link Dump for Wednesday, December 28, 2005

28 Dec 2005
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Ever have one of those days where you just couldn’t get out of bed? :-\



Startup Journal (from The WSJ) has a good article about “Strategies for Creating a Catchy Business Name“.

Something to think about as the New Year approaches…

28 Dec 2005
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I found this while reading Jason Womacks’ blog this morning:


Here is one question that begins to surface for many of us as we approach the end of one year, and the beginning of a new one. It is a very important question that you should ask yourself:



Where am I going?



How things have changed for me since last year at this time.

Christmas 2005 wrap-up

27 Dec 2005
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The kids were up around 7:30 on Christmas morning.

Merry Christmas!

24 Dec 2005
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To everyone that reads my blog, Merry Christmas!


If you get a chance, read this post by Jake Jacobsen at Freedom Folks.

Link Dump for Wednesday, December 21, 2005

21 Dec 2005
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Short but sweet this week.


Last week I decided to give Ruby (and Ruby on Rails) a try.

Link Dump for Wednesday, December 14, 2005

14 Dec 2005
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The guys at Signal vs. Noise have had several great posts in the past week:
Simple means launching something.

Domain issues

14 Dec 2005
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Somehow I missed the renewal deadline for this domain, so the site was down most of the day today.

Book review: Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World’s Most Unusual Workplace

09 Dec 2005
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Maverick: The Success Story Behind the World’s Most Unusual Workplace
Written by: Ricardo Semler



I stumbled across this book while reading Signal vs. Noise.

Link Dump for Wednesday, December 7, 2005

07 Dec 2005
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Let’s not forget that 64 years ago today, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor bringing the US into World War II.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/pearlhbr.htm

WOW!