I’m crazy-busy with these Top Companies profiles and re-confirming all of my conference speakers, but here’s a pic from Sunday’s trip out to Vernon, NJ for a greyhound meet & greet (so people can find out what awesome dogs greyhounds can be): Rufus had a pretty good time. I mean, he sniffed tons of dog-butt, [...]
Whoomp! There it is!
Jun 30, ’08
1:08 PM
Happy 100th anniversary of getting your ass flattened by an asteroid, Siberia!
What It Is: 6/30/08
Jun 30, ’08
5:00 AM
What I’m reading: The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, along with more 10-K statements and annual reports for my Top Companies issue. What I’m listening to: 5:55 by Charlotte Gainsbourg again. And again. What I’m watching: Yankees-Mets, The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman, and the Roberto Benigni scene [...]
Just a lonely ol’ bill
Jun 27, ’08
4:22 PM
Congrats to Bill Gates and Will Leitch on the last day at their current jobs!
Unrequired Reading: June 27, 2008
Jun 27, ’08
5:00 AM
You want links? I got links! Just click “More”!
You know what’s awesome?
Jun 26, ’08
11:30 AM
Working at home for several days, then coming into the office to square away a bunch of little details with people . . . only to discover that your desktop computer is dead! Good thing I back up my issue and conference files on a 4gb thumb drive, and keep my (non-company) laptop on hand! [...]
Update
Jun 26, ’08
7:11 AM
Sorry about the lack of posts, dear readers. This issue is really eating up all my time. I promise there’ll be some good Unrequired Reading tomorrow!
Creative Creation?
Jun 24, ’08
7:53 AM
A few years ago, I wrote about the American Jobs Creation Act (here and here), a bill passed in 2004 that permitted U.S. companies to repatriate overseas funds at a reduced tax rate (essentially 5.25%). It was a one-time act, and made some sense, given that the U.S. has one of the largest corporate tax [...]
Which way to the gun show?
Jun 23, ’08
4:55 PM
Sometimes, I get a little punchy from writing these Top Companies profiles all day. That’s when I blow off steam . . . by dressing my dog in my clothing: I admit that I consider work-at-home sessions to be “No Pants Days,” but I resent the implication that people and their pets tend to resemble [...]
