Tonight, for only the second time in the 10 years or so that I’ve traveled for business, I got stranded. I was to depart New York tonight on a 6:00pm flight out of LaGuardia. I heard that storms were coming, and I was worried because my experience is that LaGuardia is a horrible …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Stranded in New YorkFlight home is 2 hours delayed from New York. Other flights are getting cancelled. I’m screwed. Ridiculously frustrated at the lack of WiFi at LGA. A lot of people rebooking for tomorrow. 🙁 Flight cancelled. On 6am flight tomorrow. No hotel rooms. Going to Frost & Nixon, then an …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Stranded in New York TweetsI just got back home after a business trip. This trip entailed an offsite training event. At any event like this you have a couple of breaks in the morning and afternoon. These used to just be a “Break”. A decade ago when cell phones really became prevalent these turned into …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Blackberry BreakExcuse me for a moment of self-promotion. 🙂 I was featured in an article published last Friday in the Twin Cities Business Journal about what Dow Jones is doing here in Minneapolis, specifically some of the R&D; work that we’ve been focused on. While the article suffers from some …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Article in Twin Cities Business JournalDay 8 of the Great Adventure starts with a relatively lazy morning as we prepare to head to Washington DC for the long weekend. This week has been crazy. I had two evening business events filled with very busy schedules in the day. I mostly just got up at 6 am each day, got …
Keep reading · 1 minute: East Coast Adventure '06 - Day 8I’m taking this week off, using up some of my remaining vacation time before it vanishes. Tammy and I are not feeling adventurous enough to go on a big trip with Mazie, so we are staying home for the week. I’ve picked a couple of projects to work on (like I need more of them!) …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Home VacationI woke up in my New York hotel at 7:00 am this morning very tired. I didn’t get to sleep until fairly late the night before. I took my camera and a couple of lenses into Times Square to get some classic New York photos. My day didn’t start until 9:30 am so I could sleep in a bit. …
Keep reading · 4 minutes: Finding Pants In ManhattanIt’s really hard for me to stop reading a book. Once I start I feel like I’m obligated to finish it. Usually this isn’t a problem because overall most books are worthwhile. However, sometimes I get stuck on a book. I start it, but it doesn’t catch me or it’s just not that good. …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Bad LeadershipI got a great email today from someone that used to work at our company. I haven’t seen her for years, since she worked with us. We have emailed back and forth, mostly about baby stuff since she has one and we are expecting one. Anyway, her email today was telling me about her …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Attached To BabyNews hot off the wire! MarketWatch is being purchased by Dow Jones. Still very early. It’s great news on many fronts with lots of open questions still to be figured out.
