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Jul 28th

Pareto Principle

Pareto Principle According to the theory… principle: 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes economy: 80% of income in Italy went to 20% of the population business: 80% of sales comes from 20% of clients (and conversely, 80% of the work comes from the bottom 20% of sales) My personal interpretation… personal: […]

Jul 27th

Kitty Pong

E and the cats found a new game today. They named it Kitty Pong. They were animated and vocal about something (probably all the chaos in the house, today). E decided that after one meowed, he’d walk to the other one until she meowed. He did this back and forth with them a few times […]

Jul 27th

Kitty Conversations

SCENE: meowing cats while we are cooking dinner E: What is it? PURRRRRL: meow E: Are you hungry? PURRRRRL: meow E: Do you smell chicken? PURRRRRL: meow E: Do you want chicken? PURRRRRL: meow E: Do you want to share chicken with Sosta? (crickets chirping through the silence) L: laughing vigorously because animals understand much […]

Jul 25th

Fletch

–SCENE: We just finished watching Fletch.– L: (laughing at the last line). That was a great movie. E: I can’t believe you’ve never seen it. L: What year was it made? E: (checking TiVo). 1985. L: Baby, my parents didn’t let me watch PG movies in 1985. [implied rant: I was 15 before they let […]

Jul 25th

Work Rave – my new friend

This handy dandy little piece of software nags you to take micro- and mini-break throughout the day. At real break times, it gives you stretches to do. At the end of the day, it tells you to get away from behind the computer and go do something else for a while. It also tracks your […]

Jul 23rd

Internet (and other) Irritants

Private Settings on Social Media If you use MySpace or similar sites to promote your business, please keep your site public, not set to private! How can we network businesses and potential clients if no one can see who you are or what you do? With the proliferation of spam accounts on sites like MySpace, […]

Jul 20th

Dallas Aquarium

After everything was ready for the Condo Warming party on Saturday, Leanne took us to the Dallas Aquarium. We’d only been one other time (with Diane and Jonathan when they still lived in the town she liked to call “Louisville”). It was super-crowded and full of children whose adults don’t parent them, but we still […]