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Yearly Archives: 2005
Disney World 2005
December 23, 2005 – 12:19 pm
Kristan and I took a whirlwind tour through three Disney World parks yesterday, hitting what we missed three years ago. Surprising to me, the crowds were very light. I suppose the Christmas vacation for schoolchildren is next week.
At Epcot, we had to visit the new child-killing Misson: Space ride, widely known for the […]
Exiting Envision
December 20, 2005 – 5:54 pm
Since I announced my departure, no one at Envision has asked me why I’m leaving. I suspect most consider my motivations obvious, and the rest would rather not know. For my own reference, though, I’m going to note them.
My primary criteria for the next employer was a capacity for growth. I’ve felt […]
New job!
November 29, 2005 – 11:15 pm
It’s official: after 6.5 years I’ve tendered my resignation from Envision and have accepted a position with infuz.
As I told Dick Fleming, I count among the first workforce casualties of the planned highway 40 closures. My old commute was 17 miles each way and took an hour and a half daily, the new one […]
Pastoral office space
November 18, 2005 – 5:02 pm
One of the few uses I’d have for a large home with many rooms would be crazy interior design. Today’s idea is to use grass-green carpet with a few other textures and then populate with a herd of sheep.
My destiny includes a new Miata
October 19, 2005 – 8:34 am
Yesterday I received a voucher from Mazda for $35 if I’d simply go test drive a 2006 Miata.
Then, on the way home, my clutch began behaving as if the hydraulics were low, and by the time I got home I couldn’t use 1st gear and shifting at all was a chore. Naturally, I got […]
First Yoga
October 18, 2005 – 10:04 pm
Kurt? and I finally went to Urban Breath to try yoga. Good timing after a stressful drive?. The class was a “Yoga-Pillates fusion” led by Laura and focused on the abdomen and hips. I learned several things:
it is possible to just sit still and end up sweating
women trained as cheerleaders and dancers […]
Reintroducing Saint Louis to the Mississippi
October 16, 2005 – 2:36 pm
Yesterday I took a stroll down to the riverfront to check out Artica and ponder the redevelopment plans recently made public. Most people are familiar with the four progressive proposals, from the simple and cheap Promenade to the outrageous Terraces and Islands.
The official plans
Rather than presenting 4 distinct proposals for public feedback, the design […]
Capitalism can be short-sighted
October 12, 2005 – 2:35 pm
Yesterday I lunched with a friend who immigrated from Pakistan. Intelligent and driven, he is interested and knowledgeable in sociology and psychology, with a keen theory of mind. He also speaks Farsi and makes sharp observations about both western and middle eastern cultures, but is very grateful for his citizenship here and grateful […]
Zabriskie abandons
July 10, 2005 – 2:22 pm
Dave Zabriskie abandoned the Tour de France today after suffering since the TTT crash on Tuesday, where he lost the yellow jersey. If he can mature to the mental focus (which Lance is known for but Weener and Rasmussen have been exemplifying this year) I expect we’ll see Zabriskie in yellow again. As […]
