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This weekend I attended the 140th running of the Travers stakes in Saratoga Springs, NY. It was a rainy, muddy day, filled with fanfare and running into old friends from college – on the whole a fantastic time. I can

Spent the whole day today driving from Maine to NYC, had some road time for reflection. No time for a full entry, but here are some thoughts on things that were discovered that they work before it was discovered how

I’m on vacation in Maine this week. Plenty of time for relaxation, reflection, and golf. Also planning on reading David Sedaris and Malcolm Gladwell so look forward to an inspired entry next week. I’ve been coming to the same place

Something that I’ve noticed in my various studies and through general observations on society is that we have an amazing propensity for revering individuals. Whether it is the current leader of your political party, or a figure from religious scripture,

I’m ½ through Malcolm Gladwell’s popular book – “Outliers.” Although I’ve criticized some of his past theories as being based on insignificant anecdotal evidence, I am quite enjoying this – his latest work. Among his empirical observations are some interesting

In honor of the Amazon/Zappos merger, this entry is about customer service. Company: Supermarkets Customer Service Rating: Bad Rationale: Customers in Supermarkets want to get their groceries and get on their way. The only convention to help expedite shoppers experience

I just finished reading “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger (on recommendation of a coworker). At it’s core the book is an art history text meant to provide insight on the implications of different periods of painting, but Berger also

No entry this week, spent the whole weekend traveling in Vermont. I will share a picture of the sunset though, as seen from a boat on lake Champlain.

This entry is not meant to question the way Microsoft is launching Bing, but rather just explore some possible obstacles they might face and different ways of approaching the overall opportunity from a hypothetical perspective. Currently, Microsoft is rebranding their

Yesterday I helped my good friend Amanda move out of her apartment for her journey back to Texas. Most people would consider moving furniture and boxes down 6 flights of stairs a difficult and unpleasant task, however I found that