Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-07

by Shannon Wagner on February 7, 2010

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  • Working on a new Munky Wurkz blog post that ended up rambling around more than you would care to follow – figuring… http://bit.ly/bpVS6x #
  • On Exploring the Meaning of Your Own Words: http://wp.me/pDJHL-L #
  • TCP/English: http://wp.me/pDJHL-M #
  • What would it mean if I see *his* shadow? #
  • There's a limit to how seriously you can take Brendan Fraser, even after you add a dose of Harrison Ford. #
  • On Resiliency: http://wp.me/pDJHL-O #
  • I am the Tortoise. The Hare is at home doing the taxes. #fb #
  • On Physical Therapy: http://wp.me/pDJHL-P #
  • Ever get the feeling like you are fourth sister to the Triplets of Belleville? #fb #
  • test: http://wp.me/pDJHL-Q #
  • I was surprised at how insightful these lessons on customer service were to me: http://tinyurl.com/y9rrbas #
  • On Hyper-Activity: http://wp.me/pDJHL-T #
  • I think that Amazon should provide free Kindle versions of any "paper copy" books I have previously bought from them. That'd be nice.. #
  • I think Accuweather's business model is to make the ads so obtrusive that you hope upgrading to "premium" will make the site usable. ;-) #
  • On Customer Service: http://wp.me/pDJHL-X #
  • On Living Fully: http://wp.me/pDJHL-Y #
  • I have a new appreciation for my walkable train commute, now that I've tried the commute from the nearby monster commuter hub. #fb #
  • Sendible was good at the start, but they are really adding some nice improvements lately. Have a feeling I'll be using it a lot more. #
  • Listening to "The Roches". Very nice. #
  • The way these people rush, you'd think they have never done this hour before. ;-) Jeepers. Worrying every day over… http://bit.ly/afsTu1 #
  • Letter sent to NJ Transit re: policy on cell phone use on trains: http://wp.me/pDJHL-Z #

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Personal Policy

by Shannon Wagner on February 2, 2010

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Every company has a set of  policies. They are the wall between you and what you want or need, oftentimes, and they are in-place for a reason: they protect the interests of the company. (One might also say that they do this in such a way to maximize value to the customer..)

Recently, I’ve become quite a grump. And I’ve had to, unfortunately, create and implement some personal policies. Most of these have been informal policies for many years. For example:

A retail store may not hold my bag while I shop, unless the store is willing to take responsibility for the contents of my bag.

No store is willing to take that responsibility. Weird.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

January 31, 2010 Twitter

I will always remember 2009 as the year we collectively decided that everyone has cooties. #
If it's heavy enough to need a backpack, then you're gonna need a hip strap, too. Get the right gear, or leave the… http://bit.ly/92xI37 #
My Salutations to the Sun, who travels 93 million miles today so that we may have [...]

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5 Ways to Add Jumping Jacks to Your Day

January 29, 2010 Uncategorized

Warning: Jumping jacks in a moving vehicle can be disconcerting. You do not land where you took off. Consult your physicist professor for advice.
The jumping jack is, I gotta say, one of the silliest calisthenics. Not as silly as the squat thrust, but far sillier than the push-up. Kids LOVE ‘em, and for good reasons.
I [...]

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Good Employees Do Bad Head Stands

January 26, 2010 Uncategorized

A head stand is a bar, and I intend to reach this bar within the next 30 days. Wish me luck – I’m going for it. Some people might say the head stand is an achievement, but it’s not – it is a bar. It measures other achievements.
For many years, I have practiced Yoga. I [...]

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It’s a Union Job

January 26, 2010 Uncategorized

I work in technology. It is an industry which is overrun with re-work and redundant red herrings. An old network manager of mine used to say (paraphrased):
If two people are working on a problem, then one of them is wasting his time.
He would say this mostly when he saw a gaggle of us hovering nervously [...]

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