The Vault

2/3 of my life is gone...and I don't know where

I was watching the SD Chargers and a commercial came on for an automobile (cannot recall which one) as is typical during football games.  Clear that us guys make the purchase decisions in the auto department. As the commercial was winding down  – the last 10 seconds – this vocal chorus came on that was instantly […]

Celebrating Chopin in 2010

This year is the 200 year anniversary of the birth of my favorite composer of all time: Chopin.

As I write this I’m listening to his Prelude #8 F Major….wait…it ended.  Now it’s Chopin Grande Valse Op42   Sometimes I think there is no Chopin piece that I don’t have memorized (not that I can play […]

Snoring is not a crime

not again!

I snore.

Like about 45% of the adult population who snore occasionally, or the 25% that snore all the time, I fall to sleep and learn from others that i’ve been snoring.  Mostly men, older men, fatter men.  I fit 2/3 of those categories.  I don’t know how long I’ve been doing this, but I […]

Facebook Works: online -> face-2-face

I’ve read so many cheesy insults of Facebook.  I guess when your that big you inspire insipidness.  There are groups of self-professed “facebook haters”.    Well, that’s silly.  If you don’t like something, ignore it.  Don’t want to connect with your old high school friends that meant so much to you way back when (or maybe […]

The Secret of efficiently working from home

1. Keep a routine: daily, weekly, annual – with goals for each – and stick to them!
2. Keep track of your time for 3 weeks – this will force you to do what you know you should
3. Make a “todo” list and follow it – Rememberthemilk.com is a good way to do this online
4. exercise every […]

Monday morning…almost December

I was thrilled to learn that my ARM kicks in this next year (rates are at “record lows“)  and my mortgage payment will be down by like 20%.  Our fixed rate of 5.125, which seemed high at the time, is in fact too high and we’re saving funds beginning Jan for the year of 2010.  Good […]

Call Me

Are there people in your life, personal or professional, that insist on speaking on the phone? Oh, they could email you, but they don’t.  If they do email you the message is: call me.  Are they worried about leaving a paper trail?

Written communication is so easy and quick – forcing one to consider and summarize the […]