The Outcome Matters

I’ve been playing engineer this week–trying to figure out the intracies of autoresponders (that slick software that automatically emails you after subscribing to a newsletter), merchant accounts, blog templates, and even messing with HTML code. I especially enjoyed changing the part of the code that creates my newsletter where my web designer stated explicitly "Don’t…

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Immersion

We have been immersed in the news glut of Katrina for about a week now. Every newscast, every paper, every media-related website reports something about Katrina, every day. Even the images that automatically download when I start up Real Audio each morning display something about Katrina. I’m reminded of the Columbine tragedy (BTW—what constitutes a…

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I Could Do This Job

I saw this job posting in an email: "Training/OD Manager, Denver, CO, 8 month contract assignment – client is looking for a project manager to help company with major initiative to expand the number of college hires and their integration into the company. Need someone to work with a fleet of consultants and inside subject…

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Identity Theft

There’s been alot written about identity theft–when someone assumes another’s identity for the purpose of committing fraud. But what happens when we lose our identity, not because someone else has taken it away, but because it no longer fits? Who are you and who are you not? There are many reasons why an identity may…

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