Rock. Paper. Scissors

Conversations is a series of connections with people in my life. A collection of excerpts from the past 20 years.

a Roshumbeau & Wade Comm effort

When a back-end system asks you “Are you sure you want to delete?”, that is your opportunity to stand up, go out for a cup of coffee and perhaps even start a dunkin donuts franchise. Because the System means it.

Are you SURE?

Are you SURE, SURE? For REAL?

It may seem simply annoying but these checks are there for a reason and one reason only. They are there to protect you from what I like to call “AJS” (arrogant jackass syndrome). The System is your friend. Like when a buddy says, “hey why would you put peanut butter in an omelet, thats gross?” and you (because your AJS is flaring up that day) do it anyway. Don’t complain when you have to crawl to that friend for help getting the awful taste out of your mouth.

I say all this to say, I killed the month of July’s posts ANd this blog earlier today because I ignored my good friend the System.

Lesson Learned.

Heading to New Orleans this week for work and upon some good advice wanted to actually see the city during this trip. My 3rd visit in a year. So if I’m going to be there and I’m looking for a way to help with the oil spill disaster, this would be a great way to start.

The Great Oil Leak 2010 Poster Project.

http://www.thegreatoilleak.com/

this is just facinating.

How can my Muse want subject to invent,

While thou dost breathe, that pour’st into my verse

Thine own sweet argument?

Be thou the tenth Muse, ten times more in worth

Than those old nine which rhymers invocate.

-the Poet

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 38