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There was a time a few years ago when my job forced me to start figuring out how to manage people, not something I had any experience with and not something to which my INTJ personality was well-suited. I bought and read a number of books on managing technical people. It turns out that one […]

2003 01 07 Uncategorized Comments (0)

The NY Times Magazine on the weekend had a long, rambling essay about American empire, written by Michael Ignatieff. It’s as good a summary of the state of the world today as I’ve read recently. I tend to agree with most of what Ignatieff has to say. In brief, he argues that whether or not […]

2003 01 07 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Star Wars Origami. Some people definitely need to have less free time.

2003 01 04 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Happy 2003! I’m back at work, though today is very quiet. It’s been a lovely break, but all good things must end. After a day of recovery, Anne and I went to her parents’ place in Georgetown on Sunday for two nights. We had a really nice time, slightly marred by me coming down with […]

2003 01 02 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Just a quick note to say Happy New Year to everyone… I hope you have a wonderful 2003! 2002 was very good to me. I’m giving thanks this year for many things, but chief among them my wonderful girlfriend Anne, who’s been making my life very happy for the last few months. I’m also grateful […]

2002 12 31 Uncategorized Comments (0)

We’re back! Anne and I got back to Canada on Friday after a wonderful week in England. The photos are here. We started out on the 20th by picking up our rental car, a lovely little Peugeot, and driving to my grandmother’s place in Cuckfield. There, we settled into the tower room in the house […]

2002 12 29 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Anne and I are in the business lounge at the airport, waiting for our flight. We got cheap discounted tickets so they wouldn’t let me use my upgrades, but I still get into the lounge until February. It’s been a great couple of days! The Lord of the Rings was… well, let’s just say you […]

2002 12 19 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Happy Lord of the Rings Day! Enjoy this brilliant cartoon from yesterday’s PVPOnline.

2002 12 18 Uncategorized Comments (0)

A quick tip for anybody looking to link to my web site. If you find an entry you want to link to (as opposed to just linking to the current front page), click on the “link” text at the bottom of the entry. That will take you to the permanent home of that entry. You […]

2002 12 16 Uncategorized Comments (0)

Monday, and a cold, freezing day it is too. Sunny and clear, as are all the coldest days in Toronto. Anne took her winter coat in for dry cleaning on Saturday, counting on our warm spell continuing for a couple of days, so she was very worried about turning into an icicle on the way […]

2002 12 16 Uncategorized Comments (0)