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Forget Me Nots
Posted on May 25, 2009 by danspira
Today I was given the great honor of serving as a witness to a wedding. Today is also Memorial Day in the U.S., but we’ll get back to those facts in a few minutes. First, let’s talk about last week. Last week, my grandmother died in her sleep, at the age of 94. She was a remarkable woman, who was loved [...]
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Linking Gardner to McLuhan — Extending Ourselves via Muscle Memory
Posted on May 18, 2009 by danspira
In his 1964 classic, Understanding Media, Marshall McLuhan described the wheel as an extension of the foot, the arrow as an extension of the hand and arm, and electronic technology as an extension of the central nervous system. In defining what he calls “bodily-kinesthetic intelligence,” Howard Gardner (1983) described the ability of handling objects skillfully and controlling one’s body [...]
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Musical Interlude : Kicking Back for the Weekend
Posted on May 16, 2009 by danspira
Had a nice, long, productive week. Lots of learning, lots of teaching, but for now, there will just be lots of chillin’… Star Borne by Johnny Hammond (hat tip to Dov S)
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The Consultant’s Prayer
Posted on May 11, 2009 by danspira
God grant me the fortune To have good clients; Ability to perform well; Integrity to deliver real value; Courage to get paid for that value; And discipline to take my own advice.
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Scene from After the Apocalypse
Posted on May 10, 2009 by danspira
Once all the humans have been killed off by The Machine, this is all that there will be left: Of course, once we’re on the subject of end-of-the-world scenarios, gotta give a hat tip to the Flying Conchords…
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Kill Two Metaphors With One Pun
Posted on May 8, 2009 by danspira
How could one kill two metaphors with one pun? It would be like… pushing the envelope out of the box… though that’s not really a pun is it? Maybe it’s just a dumb, mixed metaphor that sort of works. Kinda like “Reinventing the Third Wheel.”
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Time Management
Posted on May 7, 2009 by danspira
“I’m the kind of guy who will spend half a day working out a way to avoid doing something twice.” “Yup, I can relate to that. I just did that yesterday.” Frustrated with his struggle to conform with the world of time sheets and seeking a better way to manage his time, Michael Hunger [...]
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Opening the Conversation
Posted on May 6, 2009 by danspira
“He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end.” ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick In business meetings, the person who opens the conversation has a distinct advantage. I’ve been through dozens of conversations with lawyers representing two or three parties — a better word for [...]
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I Had A Dream…
Posted on May 5, 2009 by danspira
I had a dream recently that my blog updated itself.
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