I tried a new travel strategy this week.
Normally I optimize for time at home with family. I’ll wake up at the crack of dawn and work late into the night if I can get home a day early. But the last few weeks have been grueling on my body. On Friday nights, […]
We went to Newseum on Saturday.
I saw this vest in the gift shop, and fell in love. I modeled it for Greta. She seemed to share my excitement, but soon came the inevitable, crushing question: “When will you ever wear that?”
She had a point.
Why is clothing so impractical? You would think that as we advanced […]
Last night, I tried to explain my “sleep on plane” system to my wife.
Her response: “How did you win me over? You’re a freak. You were a freak as a child. There must have been a tiny window of normal-ness when you met me.”
Baloney.
Most people on planes have a simple approach: tilt […]
Full rack
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The bike rack at stamford train station was stuffed full of bikes.
I guess when it’s warm and sunny, everyone rides their bike.
I think there should be a designated rack for those of us who brave the
cold weather, too. Like elite […]
Unbelievable. A state decides that all men are, in fact, created equal, and it makes front page headlines because it’s such big news.
How can we be so righteous about racism while denying gay Americans their rights? It is shocking to me that 2 men cannot be married in this country. It’s antiquated. It’s cruel and […]
I had a crappy week, but it ended gloriously.
Starting off Monday mornings with a 4:30 am wake-up is brutal, and it doesn’t get any easier with repetition. I get in the car at 5:15 and I open my laptop. For the next 20 hours, I’m analyzing data, writing emails, scheduling meetings, or talking […]
We’re going here on November 13, with my office. It’s going to be awesome.
Apparently there are a limited number of suites available at the resort. Rather than dole them out by seniority (which would leave me and Baby Food Blog sleeping in the lobby), my firm has decided to create an elaborate point […]
This is worth watching.
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
Check out Things Younger Than McCain.
Hat Tip: VSL
This morning I went to the front desk to get my bill and depart. The guy asked if everything went OK, and I mentioned that my wake-up call never arrived this morning.
He credited 500 points to my Starwood account and comped my breakfast (~$25).
This was a decent response, until you really start to think […]
I knew something was fishy last night when the woman had to ask me my room number. Usually the nigh-shift dude just says “Thanks, Mr. Herbert, you’re locked and loaded for 7:15am.” I love getting locked and loaded.
The one day I need to wake up early, I get some stranger-danger new person […]
….jerks called my hotel and told the staff to harass me?
Seriously, they’ve been calling and knocking on my door all night. Some guy just called me (at 9:53 pm) to ask how my stay is going. I’m trying to do work here!! Resist the urge to communicate!
In situations like this, I sometimes wonder who advised […]
The hotel workers must be taking my little rant personally. This morning, I shot off a quick post about the excessive intrusions of the staff. Tonight, they’ve tripled their intensity.
First, ordering dinner required 4 telephone conversations. 1) I call to order food. 2) They call back to tell me it will be up in 5-10 […]
I’ve been staying at the same Westin hotel for the last couple of months. I have a few tips for management:
Stop calling me. Every time I order room service, I get 3 phone calls before the food actually arrives. “Hi Mr. Herbert, I just wanted to let you know that we have your order.” “Hi […]
I just finished On Writing, by Stephen King. I highly recommend it. For the first time (that I’m aware), I agree 100% with The Cleveland Plain-Dealer, which wrote “This is the best book on writing. Ever.”
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a novelist, this book will inspire you to start writing.
I’m not going […]
Here’s a great site for finding cheap gas prices. But it relies on regular folks (like my readers) and extraordinary folks (like me) to enter in pricing information.
Right now, the site says that the cheapest gas is at the Gulf station on Long Ridge and Webbs Hill ($3.50 / gallon). You can even […]
Unbelievable.
The National Toxicology Program says that certain plastic bottles release a chemical called bisphenol, which could cause breast cancer, prostate cancer, and early onset puberty. (see nytimes article)
This is the stuff that goes into baby bottles! Is my 5 month old going to start growing pubic hair?
Put Jack aside for a minute….what about me???
I carry […]
More fun with exhibitionist charts.
Admit it….you wish you were married to me.
I receive breaking news alerts from CNN, WSJ, NYT, various media-industry and bankruptcy-industry sources. I get a lot of emails. If the Fed cuts interest rates, my Inbox suddenly has 9 new messages letting me know what happened. I usually read one of them and archive the rest.
It amuses me to see […]
Yesterday, on Metro-North, I sat next to a guy wearing a bathrobe. He was reading a science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, and popping pills. It was weird.
I arrived at home and told Greta. She laughed, and then pointed at me and said “You see, it’s a slippery slope.”
That really made me laugh. Sure, […]
New parents will find this amusing.read more | digg story
This chart shows a breakdown of our expenses over the last 3 months. Taxes are a whopping 36% of the total. (This is withholding, not actual tax payments, but it’s a fair estimate)
Making pie charts on a Saturday….priceless.
Thank god It’s Friday
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One of the best things about consulting is Friday.
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