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The Politics of Dancing
“The politics of dancing… The politics of, ooh, feeling good… The politics of moving, aha… If this message’s understood” – The Reflex, lyrics, The Politics of Dancing Four years ago, I attended my first Penguicon. To say it changed my life, or at least put a new perspective on it is an understatement. I ran…
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There Is No Silver Medal In Job Searching
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank For the past 15 years (or so), I have been in 100% control of my career. I switched jobs a couple times and usually it involved with being professional and ensuring no bridge was burnt. Well,…
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The Call Center Experience
“If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there.” – Martin Blank I rarely Tweet, however I sent a Tweet to @ATTCares the other day stating, “Congratulations, it’s official. I’d rather go to the dentist than call your technical support.” I was immediately replied to and then followed-up…
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The Humble Sales Guy
“That’s nice, you look like a Helen. Helen, we’re both in sales. Let me tell you why I suck as a sales man.” Truth be told, I don’t really suck, but wow have I felt like I do lately. September 16th was my last official day at Cisco Systems. I was part of a massive…
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The Bat Signal
Dist. Atty. Harvey Dent: We’ve received a letter from Batman this morning. ‘Please inform the citizens of Gotham that Gotham City has earned a rest from crime. But if the forces of evil should rise again, to cast a shadow on the heart of the city, call me.’ Alexander Knox: Question. How do we call…
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Operation iTunes is a Go!
If you’ve known and/or followed us for a reasonable time, you know we don’t ask for anything. We don’t charge covers at events, we don’t sell your name, we don’t sick sales people on you. But there comes a time where we have a huge request from our community. Now if you follow podcasting, Apple…
