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 […]
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 […]
Childish office wallpaper
Originally uploaded by christopherh01
I don’t work in a nursery school.
But a reasonable person might think I do, if they saw the wallpaper in my office.
Fun with Analogies
Pre-school : Consultancy
as…
Milk & cookies : Starbucks
Toys : Laptops
Play time : Team time
Teacher : Partner
Principal : Staffer
Toddler : Consultant
(or Toddler : Director)
(or Toddler : Client)
Graduation : Election […]
Thanks to Alasdair for introducing me to Indexed, the source of this chart.
