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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Peppermint Patty – futurist
Two nights ago, while engrossed in reading the 1979-1980 edition of “The Complete Peanuts,” (it’s important to keep up on industry reading, you know), I was struck by the foresight of the January 17, 1979 strip by Charles M. Schulz: … Continue reading
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Tagged book piracy, charlie brown, jon friesch, marci, music piracy, peanuts, peanuts jan 17 1979, peppermint patty, video piracy
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Tootsie Pop science
When I was growing up, the most pressing question regarding Tootsie Pop science was “how many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?” But yesterday, when I handed a Tootsie Pop to my daughter’s … Continue reading
Being pro-me doesn’t make me anti-you
I read this in a blog today, and I wanted to repeat it in mine. Too often, when one articulates an appreciation or desire for one thing or outcome, people read into that a dislike for what they consider the … Continue reading
It’s been 3 years, Wisconsin… please send doughnuts
On April 24th of 2009, I hopped in my car with a friend of mine and started the drive from Madison, Wisconsin to Seattle, Washington. We went across Southern Minnesota, into Iowa and through South Dakota. Earlier that month, I … Continue reading
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Tagged growing up in wisconsin, jon friesch, moving to seattle
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37signals’ failed case for customer service by email
We use Basecamp in the Corbis Marketing Department as our project management tool. In my opinion, and for how we use it, it’s a great piece of software that allows us to track projects in a consistent, timely and organized … Continue reading
