Submitted by greggles on
I like to keep track of things. For halloween this year I tracked when people came and what their costumes were. You can see the google spreadsheet or download it as an OpenOffice.org spreadsheet.
For me, the interesting things were:
Submitted by greggles on
A few years ago I started a company to do some website building (gvs). When it was just me we didn't have any "HR" or "Accounting" process really because it was...just me. Our project process was really messy and I didn't necessarily bill hourly, nor flat fee, nor...whatever. Now we're a little more serious. We've got serious benefits, it's a team of 5 people, we do pretty solid work for a lot of different top tier companies.
That said, I found these two documents as I went through some old files today. These are from a company I worked in 7 years ago that was a startup, but had some serious "process" so they could feel like they were a real company. GVS is not now and probably never will be this kind of "serious."
I mean seriously. Look at how much time must have been wasted on that. And I get that a "holiday" list without some sense of design input is just plain depressing, but I don't think the clipart really got anyone into a festive mood.
Submitted by greggles on
I've written about the Burn Down Art site before. One unexpected result of the site is that people are visiting it based on a variety of different search terms and a few aren't getting the data they really need.
Submitted by greggles on
My mom is wicked smart. When I was a kid I would often say "I'm sorry" in a manner that wasn't good enough for her. She had a formula for how to apologize and amazingly enough it has proven enormously valid and useful. One drawback for me is now that I've been trained in how to apologize I insist on receiving apologies in this format from other people. They're not always so ready to do this and are sometimes genuine in their apology without doing the whole system, but usually I can recognize that and move on. Usually.
Submitted by greggles on
| Country | Specific Location | Departure Date | Length of Stay |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Paris | 2009/09/27 | 1 week |
| Mexico | Mexico City, Chiapas | 2009/04/15 | 1 week (yay swine flu!) |
| Chile | Arica, Santiago, Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Osorno | 2009/01/01 | 2 weeks |
| Peru | Cuzco, Tacna | 2009/03/15 | 1 week |
| Bolivia | La Paz, Salt flats (Southwest) |
Submitted by greggles on
This is a pretty simple recipe:
Peel and cube the sweet potato and then boil the sweet potato for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain away the water, add butter and potato to a mixing bowl and smash and blend as you would regular mashed potatoes. This serves as a side dish for 2 to 3 people.
Submitted by nikki on
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Pour it all in the crock pot, with veggies on bottom, and cook for 2-4 hours until the meat is really tender.
