My Life

Brochures

ד׳ באדר ה׳תש״ע (Thursday 18 February 2010)

Did you know that some businesses are still creating and distributing brochures? No, seriously. Why would I want your brochure? A brochure is just a printed version of a website on dead trees, but with less content and way out of date.

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Stupid Boss Tricks

כ״ה בשבט ה׳תש״ע (Tuesday 9 February 2010)

Boss: [returning from lunch] Hey, Genius, when do you think you can have that document ready for me? Genius: [about to go to lunch] Oh, hey. That one? Well, if you need it fast, I guess I can drop everything else and get it done in about half an hour [optimistically]. Boss: Great! Excellent! Hey, [...]

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Water Shortage

כ״ז בטבת ה׳תש״ע (Wednesday 13 January 2010)

The notion of there being a “water shortage” calls to mind the old observation that countries with relatively good governments experience drought, while countries with relatively terrible governments experience famine. In effect drought and famine are caused by the same thing, or they are the same thing: a lack of rain. But in one case, [...]

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Divorce

י״ז בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Friday 4 December 2009)

It happened suddenly. I worked closely with a certain guy for a couple years. We were on the same team in a job with some customer service orientation. He was phenomenally good at dealing with the clients. He’s a problem-solver; he loves to help people. He is gentle, progressive and generous to a fault. He [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

י״ב בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Sunday 29 November 2009)

I don’t know jack shit about farming, but I know a few things about logistics and a few more about economics, and I spent more than 20 years in America and fucking love Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for this year? If you’re an American, you should give thanks that your president hasn’t yet appointed [...]

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Where I Am and How I Got Here

ט׳ בכסלו ה׳תש״ע (Thursday 26 November 2009)

In 2005 I was pretty involved in protesting against the destruction of all the Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria. I poured all my energy into that struggle and put myself and my safety and security on the line by getting myself arrested and refusing to cooperate with the police in their [...]

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