Category: Commentary
Ripples of Influence

Every day I find more and more influence graders online.  The basis for these false metrics are number of followers or friends, number of tweets, retweets and links.  All of these things are arbitrary and do not speak in any way to the impact we have on other people’s lives. Have you ever wondered about the people whose lives you

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Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat, Huu-Tai

Forty years ago today… …the most wonderful thing happened.  A beautiful baby boy was born near the banks of the Saigon River in the city now known as Hồ Chí Minh to a U.S. soldier and a Vietnamese national midwife.  They named him Huu-Tai, which means skillful. Huu-Tai moved permanently to the US, embracing his Vietnamese and American heritages joyfully

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Moments of Randomness

We interrupt Our Geek Life for a message from OGL HQ   Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. ~ Victor Borge   At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ~ Jean Houston   Imagine feeling no pressure, no stress, no sorrow, no anger.  Imagine feeling free, joyful, giddy and hopeful.  Do

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Lord I was born a traveling g33k

It’s almost summer which means @g33kguy and I are on the move.  Once we get past graduation and family visits, the remainder of the summer is going to be full of road trips up and down the East Coast.  Some of the trips are more official – for conferences or business meetings.  Others are more social but still definitely geeky. In late

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A Message for the Husbands

I’ve been working on a usability post but it’s not ready yet. In the meantime, I thought I would write a few things to the husbands out there. I have been encouraged by Shegeek to write a book about my thoughts/practice of being a good husband. I mean, a really good husband in terms of how he treats his wife

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Tax Day Freebies

Way off topic, but still worth passing along.  Below is a list of  Tax Day freebies.  If you know of any additional offers in your area, please add a comment and we will publish your additions as well! Chick-fil-a: If you eat at a participating Chick-fil-A restaurant on April 15, hold onto your receipt. You can come back by April

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