Management Tactic #27: Earth, Wind, and Fire

In Japan, every morning millions of workers do something called rajio taiso before they start working. Rajio taiso is basically a series of stretches and movements to get your blood flowing and your muscles–including your mind–limber. It’s also 15 minutes of togetherness for hundreds of employees doing what is essentially a series of funny movements … Read more

TED

Does anyone else watch TED talks? I’ve determined they’re the perfect form of entertainment during lunch when no one else is in the office. I feel smarter after watching them. TED is an organization that hosts conferences based on the premise that there are brilliant people out there with “ideas worth spreading” (no, I have … Read more

5 Things I'm Excited About Today

This screenshot/print screen software. It’s called ZScreen, and the feature I’m most excited about is that I can now click control-print screen and I can choose exactly what I want to copy on my computer screen. This guy’s online cover letter. It’s brilliant and friendly and you walk away simultaneously feeling like you know the … Read more

Condo Tour

My condo in St. Louis went on the market today. Below are a few photos of this 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 2-balcony masterpiece. Cat not included. If you’re interested in buying property in lovely St. Louis (baseball! Catholics! Gooey Butter Cake!), contact me by clicking the e-mail link on the right.                  … Read more

Cat Flips for the Flip

Thanks to an incredible deal on Woot! the other day, I have found myself the proud owner of the easiest-to-use video camera in the universe: the Flip Ultra. It’s so simple that it even has a built-in USB drive. So when you’re ready to upload the photos to your computer or YouTube, you just “flip” … Read more