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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Explore Arizona Kicks Off with Catalina State Park
Finally got around to getting the RV back into a drivable state. It still needs to be emissions tested, two new tires on front, windshield replaced, generator serviced and the A/C needs some freon. Part of trying to get sane [...]
Posted in AZ, Explore Arizona, Personal
Tagged arizona, Explore Arizona, exploreaz, motivation, whyza
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Sunday Review: Don’t Get Comfortable by David Rakoff
Take Away: The author just grated on me. We didn’t click in any way shape or form. He made a few excellent points, but they got lost in his meandering essay format.
I have decided to do a dead [...]
Posted in Sunday Book Review
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Policital Bites: HB 2256 Fireworks Legal
The governor has signed House Bill 2246 legalizing sparklers, ground spinners, cone fountains and toy smoke devices. Good idea or not?
House Bill 2246 restores sanity to a time honored tradition used to celebrate events such as the 4th of July. [...]
Do We Want It Badly Enough?
Richard Florida a leading economist talks answers the question “Will Phoenix rise from the ashes?“.
I am a firm believer that in fact we do need to build on our assets. I say this every chance I get. I often wonder [...]
Posted in AZ, Community, Personal
Tagged arizona, assets, creative class, creatives, desire, economic development, motivation, phoenix, theory
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Failure Does Not Equal Humiliation
CEO of Local Motors John Rogers said “We make you feel wanted and we make you feel knowledgeable.” today while talking about how they treat their customers. James Archer brought up “On making people feel knowledgeable, I’ve often wondered about [...]
Phoenix City Council Still Spineless
I remained hopeful that perhaps Phoenix had finally hit bottom. That it had sunk so low that it was willing to fight the stranglehold that land developers and the kookocracy had over it. I was assuming that “Phoenix may get [...]
Phoenix May Get It Right with Property Tax Hike
Today the City of Phoenix is considering raising property taxes.
No one really likes to talk about tax increases. However, people love to talk about all the services they expect. Health Care, Public Safety, Education, Parks and many more. Someone has [...]
Get Deliberate
@tdhurst posted on “It never gets easier“. A good post that had one of those triggers: Work Smarter, Not Harder. Oddly, @evo_terra had posted something similar the other day on twitter. I hear this all the time at work as [...]
Posted in Personal, Productivity
Tagged deliberate, excellence, hardwork, motivation, practice, theory
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Sunday Review: Manage IT! by Johanna Rothman
Take Away: A real book about real project management. Johanna is seasoned veteran in the industry and it shows by the great content here.
Political Bites: Photo Radar Enforcement
The Department of Public Safety is not renewing its contract with a firm that provides photo enforcement on state highways. What do you think about that?
There is no substitute for the real thing. It has always been about generating revenue. [...]
