November 2011
1 post
"Recruit away our team. I dare you. Heck, I... →
arainert:
betashop:
It’s simple. We believe that we are building the best company in the world to work for. But, in the end, everyone has a choice as to where they want to work. We want people who choose Fab.com. Fab.com is a career lifestyle decision. We’re confident about our ability to attract and retain the best.
I’ve always bristled at companies that get overly defensive about...
October 2011
8 posts
When It’s Good To Give Up
I walked away from a family member I love deeply this past year. Because as much as I loved that person, I recognized that no matter what I did - she was always going to find fault with me. Always. And let there be no doubt - I wasn’t perfect by any means.
But after years and years of pure unadulterated drama, I realized that she simply didn’t like me. She loved me because I was...
Preparedness
In the newspaper industry there is a common practice for obituaries called “preparedness.” It’s the practice of writing an obituary in advance for prominent figures so newspapers are prepared to share the facts of their life immediately after they pass. Britney Spears, Barack Obama and (of course) Steve Jobs have prepared obituaries.
In real life there is no such thing as...
September 2011
5 posts
2 tags
“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a...”
– Elizabeth Warren (via jacobjoaquin)
5 tags
“I worry (as someone who was an adult in the 1960s) that young people will see...”
– Nora Ephron, in this week’s Newsweek, on the premiere of NBC’s The Playboy Club. (via newsweek)
“the way you show up in the world (a reminder for myself)”
– “…….we believe we are not making a difference. But making a difference is really about the way you show up in the world every day. In fact, know it or not, like it or not, you’re already making a difference by your presence. It may be a good difference or a bad difference, a large difference or a...
August 2011
9 posts
““You’re in a hallway waiting for an elevator late at night. Elevator...”
– http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Fear-Gavin-Becker/dp/0440226198
“What are the most creative ways you’ve seen companies using Twitter?
Ef...”
– http://www.trada.com/blog/how-to-market-your-business-twitter/
Yeah, I'd take some...
Matt to Vikas via DM: Elaine really wants ice cream right now. You should bring her some.
And by Elaine, he means Matt.
(But actually yeah, I’d take some ice cream)
July 2011
9 posts
“Hermione is not Chosen. That’s the best thing about her. Hermione is a hero...”
– In praise of Joanne Rowling’s Hermione Granger series by Sady Doyle (via Kottke.org)
I never thought about this until now but it’s so true. I hate weak female characters in young adult fiction.
Snapshot from a Wedding Shower
Caribou Ranch
points north moto: Locked and Loaded →
My co-worker Matt Hessler is road tripping on a Ducati motorcycle with his dad from Calgary to Alaska, more than 3,000 miles.
I highly recommend you follow his Tumblr for his adventures.
Other things Matthew has done:
Lived in an RV for a year after college
Spent a summer in an Alaska fishing boat
Spent a night in a NYC prison
Contract malaria in SE Asia and end up in a coma in Australia
...
June 2011
12 posts
August 2010
1 post
Back to Tumblr
I used to be interesting. I used to do things like quit my job and go to Europe. Then I got a job, got busy and got boring. I thought if I started using Tumblr again I’d start doing interesting things again.
If you have any ideas on fun things to do in Colorado, let me know.
February 2010
6 posts
